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sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)

marriage in which the bride lives temporarily in her parents' home

native Japanese characters (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel

anti-war movement

fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass

skipping school or work (without a good reason)

accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.)

offense requiring a formal complaint in order to prosecute

tightly (holding on)

point of ignition

blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work

commentaries of the ancients

student studying abroad at government expense

pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)

self-satisfaction

salaried employee

attendance

developmental psychology

immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach)

summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman)

drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)

first number (e.g. issue of a magazine)

permanent member of the UN Security Council

previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

whispering into someone's ear

minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

arrangement of stones in a garden

to tell again and again