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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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bridal night; first night; first watch of the night

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all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

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period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction

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(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku

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conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

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love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

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woman

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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my heart

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disorder; disturbance; unrest

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revolt; rebellion; war

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ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

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fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

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malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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carelessly; inattentively

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woman; girl

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city-bred

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lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton

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light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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long-sleeved kimono

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artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)

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dance (in kabuki); dance play

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

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hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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neck; throat; vital part; weak point

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disheveled hair; unravelled hair

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

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pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

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to trample flat; to beat a path

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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sutra chanting

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)

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repentance; confession; penitence

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