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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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Smiles

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self-help; self-reliance

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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Keiu

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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heaven helps those who help themselves

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

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farming

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

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doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

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villager

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correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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many years

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young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

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evil or corrupt or abusive practice

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gambling

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(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

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cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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drinker; drunkard

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Western wine and spirits; Western liquor

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Yokohama (city)

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to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

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poor village

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borrowing; debt; loan

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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to be touching; to be moving

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

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than; other than; except; but

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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such-and-such a place

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loan; advance

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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immediately; at once; instantly

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repayment

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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answer respectively agreement or disagreement

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household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

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