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ecstasy; highest heaven

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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waste; wastefulness

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rendering what little service one can

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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lenient; gentle

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quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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fresh

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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one's own Buddha statue

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time; pause; space; room

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golden (colour, color)

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to be sooty; to be stained

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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pitch black

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nude (figure, painting, statue)

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offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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plain wood; unfinished woodwork

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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high steward; grand master

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source; origin

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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death; passing

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

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uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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precisely because

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unlucky

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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remote past; far ago; time immemorial

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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say; well; um; er

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great height

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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lower seat; seat at bottom of the table

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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dismal; gloomy

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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