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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

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sharing a meal

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quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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feeling; sensation; mood

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image

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prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

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stingy; cheap; very frugal

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master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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whale (Cetacea spp.)

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting

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

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to possess; to haunt

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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thief; robber

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to hatch (out)

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26; twenty six

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skill

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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fist

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sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

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large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

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to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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one place; the same place; (arch.) one person

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

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with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

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just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

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two or three

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kitchen; financial situation; finances

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soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

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to exchange

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

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blind man; masseur (usu. blind)

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freshly severed head

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bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)

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to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

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noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

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ridgepole; ridge beam

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doors and shoji (sliding doors with paper panes)

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

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sound of the wind; voice of the wind

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