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付喪神

九十九神
つくもがみ
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
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面壁九年

めんぺきくねん
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
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十九日

19日
じゅうくにち
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; fool; simpleton
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十三ヤオ九

十三么九
シーサンヤオチュー
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
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九紫

きゅうし
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
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九州男児

きゅうしゅうだんじ
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
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九箇年

九カ年、九ヵ年、九ヶ年、九か年
きゅうかねん
novennial
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九回

きゅうかい
nine times; twisting around many times
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九連宝灯

チューレンパオトウ
nine gates; winning hand consisting of one kong of 1's, one kong of 9's and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit
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九輪草

くりんそう、クリンソウ
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)