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deliberate hindrance; obstruction

2

gambling den; gambling house

2

severe; fierce; stern

2

a mountain hunt

2

imitation; sham; -like

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

2

after death

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

1

weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

2

over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched

1

several times; several degrees

2

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

1

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

1

underside

1

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

installation of a deity in a new shrine; transfer of a shrine

1

new building; new construction

1

main shrine; inner sanctuary

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

chief priest

6

Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines)

1

offline

2

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

body; one's fortune

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1

in a circle (ring)

1

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

2

birthmark; nevus; bruise

2

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

bruise

1

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

4

to lie down (in bed)

1

to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience

1

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

narrow insight; narrow view; my humble opinion

1