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to begin to

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Kobe (city)

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body weight

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outward appearance; apparent

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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stage name

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

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Nanryuu

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one day; (on) a certain day

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pessimism; disappointment

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playing alone

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body; frame

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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establishing oneself in life; success in life

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change of occupation

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I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story

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plentiful; abundant; definitely extant

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normally; habitually

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

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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bragging; showing off; pride

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66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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Iwami

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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as anyone can see

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a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

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a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

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garments; attire

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to shake one's head

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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legs and loins

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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