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Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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Genzaemon

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Chuuemon

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wild boar; wild pig

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rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings

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middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)

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Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain

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Magosaku

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Italy

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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Heizaemon

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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rainstorm; storm

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wall; fence

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake

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to leave something as it is

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tubular nectary; spur

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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long way

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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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good luck; fortune

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to roll or tumble into

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history and biography; historical material

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distrust; unjust suspicion

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reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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law; ban; prohibition; ordinance

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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cheap structure (e.g. of houses)

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

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family code

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establishment; settlement

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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obedient; docile; quiet

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countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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unreasonableness; absurdity; irrationality

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Arikatsu

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stranger; person from another place

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