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ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.

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to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

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to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

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injury; harm; danger

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to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme

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to cut at; to slash at

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bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)

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inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

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to overlap

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merry; joyful; gleeful

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assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon

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to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

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to get narrower; to contract

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friendship

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to carry out one's mission

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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to smell; to sense

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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with a thud

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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observant eye

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three legs (two legs and a cane)

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Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition; three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

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scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking

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castle

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first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing

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mantle; cloak; manteau

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clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes

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shades of night; night scene

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infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)

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adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

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wearer

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to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

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acute angle

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spiral; helix; screw

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shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

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revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation

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spiral; helical

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passenger; rider; good rider

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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no way to do; nothing can be done

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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