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to be transparent; to leave a gap

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

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energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

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aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

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pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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wealthy family; important person; bigwig

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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to burst into laughter

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standing close together; bristling (with)

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flag; banner; ensign; emblem

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

2

to dye

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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Ebizou

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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Ichikawa Ebizou (1977.12.6-)

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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to read (a book, etc.) over again

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storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

10

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to mark with a dot (point)

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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competition; rivalry; something worth doing

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

6

war chronicle

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

3

jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

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gesture; gesticulation; motion

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seat of honor; seat of honour

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before the gate; in front of the gate

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wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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