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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

2

Taoism; Daoism

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eastern; east; Tokyo

2

great mountain; large mountain

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

1

perpetual youth and longevity

1

state; country; nation

1

guarding; protecting

1

prayer (for something); supplication

1

Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); Tales of Times Now Past

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

2

(on the) verge of death

1

high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning

1

description; account

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

imperial court

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at; in; at; when; by; with

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

4

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

2

supremacy

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

2

long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

1

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

4

fatal disease

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

distant

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

2

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

else; in addition; besides

1

first impression

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

sentiments; passions

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

5

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

3

with a start; with a jump

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

1

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

5

grotesque; disgusting; gross

2

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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