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ritual; religious service; festival

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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front door; vestibule

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Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary

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descending staircase

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variety; variety show

3

cream pie; angel pie

1

sense of speed; speed; promptness

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rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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vent; ventilation opening

1

quite a lot

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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methane gas

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one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

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handkerchief

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feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated

3

pure; clean; purity

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pollution; contamination; corruption; graft

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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

1

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.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

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to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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fruit

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alcohol; sake

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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candle

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faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

3

wicked; evil

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synthesis of Shintoism and Buddhism

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mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow

1

costume; dress; attire

3

smile

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

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acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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death by shooting

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

2

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

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manipulation; puppet

1

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

brain stem

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synapse

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around ...; or so

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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