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pure white; snow white

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offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)

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general term; generic name

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divine spirit

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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what sort; what kind

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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Eurya japonica (species of evergreen related to sakaki)

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substitution

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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song and dance performed as an offering to the gods

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

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previous generation; former ages

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evidence; proof

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selection; choice; option

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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gradual progress

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cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari

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(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

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to be entwined; to be involved

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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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

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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shade; shadow

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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Kyuubee

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talkative person; gossip

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acupuncture and moxibustion clinic

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he; she; that guy

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to talk together

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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arrival

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pet cat

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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I see; that's right; indeed

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