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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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in succession; one by one

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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another thing; exception; special case

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to cling to; to embrace

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

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duct

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underground; subterranean

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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cooked rice; meal

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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to besmirch; to sully

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the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

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to prostrate oneself before

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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miscalculation

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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to increase; to grow

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each; respectively

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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unreasonable; naughty

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