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Tomioka

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god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)

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Ryouko

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parhelion; sun dog; sundog (bright spot on either side of the Sun caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)

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female ninja; woman

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miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person

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palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier

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blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day

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Inosuke

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waltz

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1st quarter of moon; crescent moon

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to temper a sword; to forge a sword

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haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki

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each person; everybody

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fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag

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Suma

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polygyny

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thunder; thunderclap

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central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

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direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

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earthworm

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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swordsmith

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clear; pure; noble

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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Guha

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bipartite; in two parts; double

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boohoo; boo hoo; waa waa

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food storage; provision store; pantry

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antidote

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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

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Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)

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Monday

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whenever you want; any time you like

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storehouse; bunker; silo

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nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

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honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

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headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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medical thermometer

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stoutness; corpulence

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very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

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air hole; windhole; ventilator

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(degree of) freshness

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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swordsmanship

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animal trail; game trail

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