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ring-shaped; circular

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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guidance; guide

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fixed date; settlement date

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only; sole; unique

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

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close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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raining; downpour

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nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly

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concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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festival associated with Shōmen Kongō; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods

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Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

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to meet; to assemble; to congregate

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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sleeping together in a huddle

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ritual singing and dancing gathering of young men and women

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promiscuity; promiscuous sexual relations; communal marriage; mixed marriage; interracial marriage; miscegenation

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shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

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

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abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism

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Confucianism

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rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

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careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault

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distant relative

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between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

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fire lit at a gate for funerals, weddings and O-Bon

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redundancy; superfluity; useless addition

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to lure; to invite out

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

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ancient expression; old poem

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curved nose; crosspatch; male salmon in the breeding season

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horses and cattle

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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filial devotion

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partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

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floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased

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(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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farming implement; farm tools

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