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Kokou

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shōchū

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop

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hades; realm of the dead; the next world

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to be off one's guard

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coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

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to try one's strength

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yes

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dodgy dealings; monkey business

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in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

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frankly speaking

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in front of a grave

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frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

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to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

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to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

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beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

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troubled times; turbulent times

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probe each other; sound each other out

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petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

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to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

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total war; all-out war

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not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

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deathbed; dying hour; one's death

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to resist; to defy

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(someone else's) child

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hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)

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another dimension; different level; whole other level

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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to win and advance to the next round

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three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

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(college) president; secretary-general

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supreme commander

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract

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lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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grateful; indebted

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type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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rapidly

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fist fight

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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next or adjoining room

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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