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for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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only; nothing but

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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to hide; to conceal

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to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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way of the sword; swordsmanship

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to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery

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exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority

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school entrance ceremony

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I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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on stage

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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heigh-ho; yee-haw; yahoo

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you; I; me; oneself

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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