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churro

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flute

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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baseball

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batter

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Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)

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Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

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Matsue (city in Shimane)

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Shiroyamainari

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Shinto shrine

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Koizumi Yakumo

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

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experimental results

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win; victory

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simple; plain

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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two

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heave-ho!; heave!

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ahead; before; the future

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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rush mat; matting; mat

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tidying up; finishing

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chocolate

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many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

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having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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chocolate

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cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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to be found; to be discovered

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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