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anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

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hundred days; lengthy time

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state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

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(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan

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temples and shrines

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main street; avenue

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins

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famous mountain

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

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permanence; eternity

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

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equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore

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to congratulate; to celebrate

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emperor's meal

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flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)

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maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

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in the mountains; among the mountains

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Oshitate

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Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)

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to eat; to drink

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Inari shrine; shrine dedicated to Inari

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Kurioka

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means; is; as for

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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this evening; tonight

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branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

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female delinquent

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next morning

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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occurrence; happening; incident; event

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pilgrimage; pilgrim

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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here and there; everywhere

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circuit pilgrimage

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how many years; how long; what year

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sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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