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We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.
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engi
noun
  1. omen; sign of luck
  2. origin; history; causation
  3. dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing (orig. meaning)
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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shiowomaku

te-form

shiowomaite
expression, godan verb
  1. to spread salt (to spiritually purify) (occ. insulting, indicating somebody is not wanted)
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shio
noun
  1. salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  2. hardship; toil; trouble
  3. saltiness
noun, used as a prefix
  1. cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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maku

te-form

maite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
  2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
  3. to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose
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kiyomeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
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