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design; sketch

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tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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flower bud

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waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi

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nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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forty; 40

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polish (jewels); cultivation

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old friend; old acquaintance

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practice; practising; experience

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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rush mat; matting; mat

2

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

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tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)

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leather

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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fourth day of the month; four days

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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how long; how far; how much

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actually; really

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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a long time ago; in those days

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Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit

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begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)

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shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio

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village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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to expel; to drive out

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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very big; very large; taking up a lot of space

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madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

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accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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one's mother

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dead

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cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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what day; how many days

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