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high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)

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Povkh

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boyfriend; almost boyfriend

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minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck

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static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position

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Bravo

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individually; separately

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player of go

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major piece; heavy piece

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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sign language

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Paladin

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

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eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

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producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP

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Pippi

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cooking

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consultation on career, university, etc. choices

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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professional shogi player; professional go player

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one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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rook; hisha

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this place; where one comes from; here

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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)

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pine forest

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body; body blow (in boxing)

2

old man; mister

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hologram

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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I; as for me

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losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

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looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest

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(mountain) ridge

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

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machine gun

2

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

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mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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soot

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going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)

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challenger

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first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ

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to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

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alarm clock

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