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master; expert

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expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

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-years-old

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famous sword; excellent sword

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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to temper a sword; to forge a sword

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this world; this life; world of the living

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to bear fruit

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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point of beauty

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eight; 8

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counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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deep emotion; impression; inspiration

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to do by the use of

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a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

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choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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defeat (in battle)

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texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

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

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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scene; view; prospect; outlook

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with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

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once more; again

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kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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seeing; looking at

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

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thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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as anyone can see

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

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taking great pains

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ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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to cling to; to embrace

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two times; twice; two degrees

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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