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Shinto ritual

2

this, that and the other; this and that

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

drought; long spell of dry weather

1

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

1

politics; government

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

2

powerful person; influential person

2

orphan; person without friends

3

slum

1

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

2

festival

1

to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

1

derailment; digression; deviation

3

while moving; on the move

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

3

to soar; to fly

1

association; society; organization; organisation

1

forehead; brow

1

to keep (a person) waiting

1

permanence; continuation

3

regular service

1

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1

to show signs of; to appear

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

hamster

2

(hamster) wheel

1

vernier (scale)

2

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

1

mounting for two or more guns (e.g. naval turret, tank)

2

ammunition; ammo

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

3

beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability

4

pile bunker (fictional weapon)

2

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

1

lure

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

3

repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

1

listening

1

modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

1

pronunciation; production of sound

1

depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

1

for work; for manufacturing

1

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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