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batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

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Shinto shrine

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curse; spell; malediction

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

3

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

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long nail; spike

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to hit repeatedly

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to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

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to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

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large tree

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down; below; downward

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to fetch; to go and get

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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dread; horror; hatred

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

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tourist

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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(not) a soul; (not) a single person

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flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

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to leave behind

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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to encourage; to cheer

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

3

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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innumerable; countless; numberless

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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for fun; half in jest

1

night wind

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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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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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to hurry; to hasten

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kern; Kahn

3

metal

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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thick; dense; luxuriant

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to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

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cluster of trees; grove; thicket

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washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

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headband

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