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to set fire (to)

1

when it comes to; concerning

3

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

Kelpie

4

Heian period (794-1185)

4

being rampant; domination

3

same country; same province; the (said) country

1

most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

1

Aokigahara Forest (sea of trees at the base of Mount Fuji)

7

difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

1

retroactivity; retroaction; being retroactive (to)

2

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

3

to kill

1

relations with women

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

Fushimi

23

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

20

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

48

divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism

9

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

2

Japanese-style room

1

huge rock; crag

2

time; years

1

Tsuchimikado

186

to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

1

anachronism

2

one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

11

capitalism

2

ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together

3

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

2

closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

1

square

1

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

3

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

1

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

1

lucky omen; good omen

2

crushing defeat

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

2

cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

1

horse racing

5

light purple

2

tabi; traditional split-toe socks

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed

1

racecourse; race track

1

reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

1