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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

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warding off evil; protecting against misfortune

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sending off the spirits of the dead

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Sumitomo

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tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

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divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)

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to play a central role; to take a leading part

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river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

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site

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turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

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middle period; medium-term

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to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard

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correct rules

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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to bear fruit

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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rite seeing off the gods on their way to Izumo Shrine (held on the last night of the ninth lunar month and first night of the tenth lunar month); exorcism

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Gion-sha (former name for Yasaka-Jinja)

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mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning

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important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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classical; classic

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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the whole country

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custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

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late summer heat; lingering summer heat

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to get irritated

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to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

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horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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employee

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(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

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to change one's clothes

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pedestrian traffic

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for one thing ...

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rich or poor harvest

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to show

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

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so far as

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details; particulars

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