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nursing (a patient)

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inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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such

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to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

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madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

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appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

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great man; heroic figure; remarkable character

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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

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to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life

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short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole

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solely; entirely; only; or

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

2

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

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pupil (of eye); eye

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pasture land; ranch

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Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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magistrate; shogunate administrator

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magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

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slight difference; narrow margin

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straw raincoat

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goods; article; thing

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liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); Wednesday and Friday; bribe; sweetener

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Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

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agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)

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diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

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(present) head of a family

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fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

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teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

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sun and moon; time; the years; the months

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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settlement

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lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

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last day (of the month)

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later

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limit; bounds

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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whole family; all the members of one's family

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