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 JimBreen JimBreen December 20, 2012 December 20, 2012 at 12:10:46 AM UTC link Permalink

Doing a new English translation. 縁起 doesn't really mean "purification".

JimBreen JimBreen December 20, 2012 December 20, 2012 at 2:03:08 AM UTC link Permalink

Did that for 清める. 縁起 really means "sign of luck". You can have 縁起のよい (auspicious), 縁起がいい, etc.

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縁起に塩をまいて清める。

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➜ #25863We sprinkle salt for purification.

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➜ #138703Nous répandons du sel en signe de purification.

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➜ #2092132We sprinkle salt to ward off bad luck.

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➜ #25863We sprinkle salt for purification.

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