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advocacy; proposal

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

at least

3

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

5

mediator; go-between; middleman

1

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

3

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

1

privilege; special right

2

nationalistic

1

tone

1

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

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too much; excessively; too

1

Hollywood

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fantasy

2

movie; film

5

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

Miyazaki (city, prefecture)

1

Princess Mononoke (1997 animated film)

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

4

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

Daidarabotchi (mythical giant)

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

1

dryad; tree spirit

1

mysterious; mystical

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shape; figure; image

3

all living things; all God's creatures, great and small

2

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

4

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

5

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

2

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

3

strong; intense; severe

4

reception

2

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

5

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

3

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

5

maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

dim; gloomy

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

the third

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