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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

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stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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here; in this way; as you can see (usu. in business correspondence)

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well-made; well-done; great success

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

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forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

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measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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to poison (someone); to prepare a poison

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to take (much) time; to be delayed

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Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China

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three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)

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possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with

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saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

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to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

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alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate or garden

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to squat; to crouch

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both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

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sliding storm shutter

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

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oil paper; oiled paper

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

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cawing (of a crow)

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manly; masculine; like a man

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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