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to show; to display

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Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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golden dragon

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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sampling food; tasting; trying

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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hmm; I see; hrm

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I see; that's right; indeed

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

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Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

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spirit; soul; ghost

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four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

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the whole world; the seven seas

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to feel at ease

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sublime; noble; high-minded

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prayer; supplication

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repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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delicious; tasty

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

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that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...

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