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chisel

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

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care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

6

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

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to be possible to occur

2

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

4

with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

1

house built on sand; house of cards

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summer festival; summer matsuri

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Lake Biwa; Biwako

1

fireworks display; display of fireworks

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pointing out; identification

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ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

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Jizō Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizō statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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roadside

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street corner

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yo-yo; yoyo

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scooping

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festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water

1

quoits; ring toss

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

1

to take a break

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insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

noisy; confused; uproarious

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

4

televising; broadcasting; airing

1

rush; flood; deluge

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

5

Imari ware; Imari porcelain

1

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate

3

face contorted and about to cry

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physiology; one's period; menstruation

1

delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

aging; ageing; growing older

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menstrual irregularity; irregular periods

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half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

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official divorce registration papers

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