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Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain

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gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

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to dissolve; to melt

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(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

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rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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drop of water; polka dots

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striking; remarkable; considerable

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to chill one's bones (e.g. because of cold, pain, etc.); to be very cold; to be scathing

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thatched hut

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Ouch!

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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stake; pile

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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staying the night; lodging (at)

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brow; brows

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night burglar

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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low voice; whisper

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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unknown; obscure; insignificant

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gambling

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widow

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among (them); of (them)

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ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job

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sleeping together in a huddle

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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pace; step; cadence

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reaction; response

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kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera

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to blow out (a flame)

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if not ...; unless ...

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limits; end; bounds

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negative; minus

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to exert oneself; to devote oneself to

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inside; interior; inner part

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

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metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware

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fighting spirit

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

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good batting

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