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even though; despite; when

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

(body) weight

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

manager; landlord; warden; root (user)

2

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

2

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

1

year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

8

bridge

5

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

1

enlightenment; great wisdom

6

Ikkyuu

4

monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

4

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob

1

to talk; to carry meaning

1

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

6

emphasizes direct object of action

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

city

1

mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

5

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

antiquity; the previous era

2

retribution

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

prostitute; harlot

2

at a young age; while still young

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

3

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

3

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

first meeting; first interview with

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

(licensed) red light district

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

from there; thence

1

teacher and student

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