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autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

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cloth width

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Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra

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to lose consciousness

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to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

3

months and years

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the whole sky

5

main shrine

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humanoid

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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outdoors; outside

10

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

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inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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safety zone; traffic island

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canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

3

arrangement; disposition; array (programming)

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Lyra (constellation); the Lyre

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Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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correct answer

2

woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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Aquila (constellation); the Eagle

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

3

Cygnus (constellation); the Swan

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Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

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Summer Triangle (asterism)

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middle

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change (e.g. season)

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to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent

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nebula

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red flame; (solar) prominence

4

Leonids

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

2

containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)

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compulsory education

1

Hercules (constellation)

1

Hercules; Herakles

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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radon (Rn)

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Draco (constellation); the Dragon

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Ursa Major (constellation)

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ancient China

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

3

shoulder blade; scapula

2

patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over

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