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Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra

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to order; to command; to appoint

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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craftsman; skilled artisan

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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casting; founding; minting

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

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failure; mistake; blunder

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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determination; resolution

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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human sacrifice; victim

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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the seven prismatic colors (colours)

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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thousands of miles

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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mother

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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now; nowadays

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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older brother

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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