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(Shinto) shrine

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

semi-transparent; translucent

3

pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

2

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

paper

8

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

5

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

2

as if; as though

4

drum

1

five; 5

6

buzz buzz (sound of robust cicadas)

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

19

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

1

(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower

2

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

comfortable; pleasant

7

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

5

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

3

such; like that; that sort of

6

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

how; in what way; by what means

5

to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

1

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

1

Sun

8

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

sauna

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

oven

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

2

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

8

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

2

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

carpet

1