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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

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only; nothing but

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to be found

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left; left hand side

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

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extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot

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rice boiled with greens

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to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress

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ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides

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contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

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to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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rather than (do ...)

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

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evidence; proof

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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punishment; penalty

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one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

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ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

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menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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work; job; labor; work

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to tell a lie; to fib

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic

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mischief

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temper; nerves

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common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

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chest; breast

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Buddhism's highest paradise

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vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

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distinction; differentiation; classification

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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these guys; these fellows

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