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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

1

blink (of eyes); wink

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to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

1

(college) president; secretary-general

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square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)

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square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

in one's own way or style

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to get free (from); to be freed; to be released

3

look!; there!; here!; that is

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

so much; so; like that

1

main street

1

exit and entrance

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky

1

ash; ashes

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to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

difference; variation; difference

1

millstone; mortar

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plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

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storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue

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vertical stripes; striped fabric

2

lined kimono

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joint together; opposite; facing

1

pale color; pale colour

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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ultramarine

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group; bunch; crowd; group

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

Kourin

2

to weave

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deep crimson

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vivid; clear; distinct

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

cesspool; sink; manure sink

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom; small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children)

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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to smell sweet; to be fragrant

4

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

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

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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