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fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

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viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

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greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

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way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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existing; living; extant

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the oldest; the earliest

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excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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real thing; original; actual

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unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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check mark; tick mark

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

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hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

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to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

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furthermore; even more

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

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main laws

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

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beam of light

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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fire; flame; blaze

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