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here and there; in places

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sutra chanting

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person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

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high priest

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T-shaped wooden bell hammer

2

to hit hard; to strike hard

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fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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made of iron

2

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

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wire

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

3

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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sutra

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description; account

2

kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana

1

loud voice

8

to stagger; to stumble

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falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

is that so?

5

word; vocabulary

2

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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left-hand radical of a character

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we

8

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

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being startled; getting a shock

2

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

4

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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sea; ocean; waters

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before the gate; in front of the gate

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serious condition; critical condition

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life and death

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to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

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discovery; detection; finding

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to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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violin

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

player (of music, instrument, etc.)

3

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

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great joy; delight; jubilation

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paper

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cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

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