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coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)

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beer belly

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Ushiwakamaru

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bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)

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inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty

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knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)

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facial expression of feigned ignorance

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thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

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sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes

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Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)

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after five; one's private time; after-hours

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drumming on one's belly; having one's fill

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Hammurabi

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draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style

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sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog

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Yotsuyakaidan

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driving license suspension

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Ushiwaka

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dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice

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private car; personal car

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public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure

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to feign ignorance; to play dumb

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Habanero (pepper)

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near-death experience

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family court

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sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer

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egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

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Yama; judge of the afterlife

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living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

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taxi rank; taxi stand

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Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

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ancient China

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vehement objection; bitter opposition

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boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud

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the heavens

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retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

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stone mortar; millstone; quern

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Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change

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dosukoi! (sumo chant)

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picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops

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spiritual; religious song; spiritual

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blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)

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code of law; body of law

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metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

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serious crime; grave crime

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to go fishing

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soup

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thousand-fold

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