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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

2

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

Tadasu no Mori Grove

3

river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

2

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

tea room; tea ceremony

2

revival; restoration; resuscitation

1

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

1

600; six hundred

1

court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall

2

kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing

3

taking the family along

2

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

4

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

4

yo-yo; yoyo

1

scooping

1

mask; striking the head (kendo)

20

Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

4

gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

2

leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

1

to bend; to warp; to curve

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

3

cupboard; sideboard

2

compensation; amends; redeeming feature

1

outside the house

3

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

to succeed to a house

2

iron railing; iron fence

7

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

5

Mitarashiike

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

2

Ikenoue

1

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

4

Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

1

description; account

1

Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

4

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

1

my; our; one's own

9

relative; relation

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

4

ode in reply

1