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the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

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like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...

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ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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spell; charm; incantation; magic words

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sutra chanting

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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to mimic; to imitate

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sightseer; spectator; viewer

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commotion; stir

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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there is nothing; having nothing

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

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walking; walk

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

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ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

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water's surface

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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pious woman

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human figure; human form

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column of water; water column

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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stirring; rousing oneself

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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chance; opportunity; occasion

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune

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branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

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timid person; coward

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to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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that's true; of course; obviously

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distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

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