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cumulus clouds

cumulonimbus cloud

to be at one's wits' end

being well versed (in)

lifelong separation

clearing (land)

to cut to pieces

breaking off a relationship

striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire)

earnest

to fold up

red turnip

to open up waste land for cultivation

to cut off

dry-goods store

tax return

amount of tax

stone Buddhist image

blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)

point of tangency

serving customers

ticket punch

to let out a cry

blueprint

blue

stillness

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)

explanation

fighting to the death (with swords)