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torii (Shinto shrine archway)

8

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

vermilion (colour); cinnabar

2

west

6

construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman

1

mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave

3

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

3

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

4

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

all members; whole army

1

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

3

three people

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

3

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

desk

1

homa-mandala (fire altar)

26

to play a leading role; to play a central part

4

radius

2

concentric

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

4

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

6

compared with

2

redoing; doing over again

1

inevitable; necessary

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

7

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

2

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

degree of difficulty

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

pedestal

6

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

food and alcohol offering to the gods

4

silver coin

1

white silk

1

saddle

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

bravery; courage; heroism

1

armor and helmet

1

bow and arrow; arms; archer; warrior; fighting with bows and arrows; war

1