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Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)

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grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

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comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly

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look; glance; glimpse; one stone

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going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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to glare at; to scowl at

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consider the following; can you answer this?

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

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shouting in a thunderous voice

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prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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to shout at

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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eyebrow

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

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groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

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to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

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liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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looks; features

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(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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stupefaction

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

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with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

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free from obstacles

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extensive; spacious

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all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

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now is the time

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

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very loose; slowly; leisurely

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religious ecstasy; religious exultation; ecstasy; rapture

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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Soushin

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