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western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

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Yasu

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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class representative; head of class

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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dancing; dance

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here and there; in places

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal

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north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source

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generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

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minister; secretary; Shujing; The Book of Documents; Ministry of Central Affairs (Qin-dynasty department); Oversight Department (under the Department of State of the ritsuryō system)

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solely; entirely; only; sharing; together

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type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

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nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope

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the capital (esp. Kyoto)

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

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from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten

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sacred treasure

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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the same as this

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time

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rejuvenation; restoration of youth

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to carry a cane

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)

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numeral

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fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

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bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

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focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

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to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

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exemplary

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

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conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable

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lately; recently; these days

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sound pressure; acoustic pressure

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traditional; customary; conventional

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inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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