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flying bird

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foreign country

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

touch of Japanese; tinge of Japanese; Japanese flavour (flavor); Japanese style (e.g. of kanbun writing, in contrast to actual Chinese)

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival

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Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour

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follower; attendant; valet; servant

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(all of) you or them

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report to the emperor

6

next day

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

3

the same thing

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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servant; employee

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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15th day of the 1st lunar month

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worship by the emperor at a shrine

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seasonal festival

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performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

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annual function; annual event

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid

2

several days later

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last day (of the month)

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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change; transition; return present

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deity of rice fields and harvests

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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custom

2

to move up; to advance

2

Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)

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mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death

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memorial services for the founder of the sect (esp. for Shinran in Shin Buddhism)

1

winter solstice

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assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

New Year's Eve

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to hold a ceremony

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Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

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fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days

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burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace

2

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

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Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)

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fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

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bargain sale

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