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brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster

3

raging wind

1

kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name

2

eternity; perpetuity

13

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

1

to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly

1

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

1

immortal; undying; indestructible

1

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

2

to join forces; to cooperate

5

beloved child; dear child

3

reserved seat

2

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

6

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

4

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

5

evening sun; setting sun

9

samue; monk's working clothes

8

to hang on the wall

1

curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle

2

to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

8

strong opposition

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

2

a (single) moment; an instant

2

paper bag

20

pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

3

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile

19

trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

2

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center

3

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

13

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

19

corridor; passage; hall

15

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

2

to undertake a duty

2

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

3

(one's) countenance; face

1

Pope

12

head of a state

5

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

3

palace

1

holy sword; sacred sword

38

gray; grey; griseous

14

peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

2

prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)

3

grave; tomb

28

abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned

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