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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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three sides; small offering stand

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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plain wood; unfinished woodwork

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pedestal

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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cardboard; thick paper

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

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paper

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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generation

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

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descendant; progeny; offspring

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notification; pre-1886 administrative order

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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staff with plaited paper streamers

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bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

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for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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feeling; sense; impression

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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large-scale

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charm; incantation; spell; curse

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

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entreaty to a deity

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to make a serious effort

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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seasonal festival

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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indicates question

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