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child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko

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allegory; fable; parable

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to begin some form of lifestyle

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long (time); protracted; prolonged

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brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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spring; fountain

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freezing; freezing over

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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to show; to bare (the teeth)

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unimpressive; unimpressed

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to swell up

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sharing; division; draw; tie

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

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to be deceived

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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increased volume or quantity

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during; for the duration of

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1,000; thousand

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500; five hundred; many

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

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promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

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tatami needle

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red pickled ginger

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heap; pile; stack; full measure

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squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)

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crime; offence; offense

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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throughout Japan

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

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future (usually near); prospects

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to sob

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

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whispered conversation; whispering

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snuffling; sniffling

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lifelong separation

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older brother; elder brother

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

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the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

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