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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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something easy to do; cinch

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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one breath; chug!; drink!

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forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

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non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

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period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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heavy drinker

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

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under construction

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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alcoholic drinks; liquor

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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myth; legend

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miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)

1

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

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bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

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to go along; to walk along; to follow

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to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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beer bottle

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jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

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tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

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rough sketch

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