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Oshitsuke

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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inlet; seashore; beach

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kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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exhibition; exhibit

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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saliva (in one's mouth)

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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of peerless loyalty and bravery

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acclamation; jubilation

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war song

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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chorus; singing in a chorus

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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night fog

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opposite shore

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness

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ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy

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two rows; double file

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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firecracker

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to start; to leave

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father and mother; parents

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some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or

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to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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endless; boundless; everlasting

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surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

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triumphant return; returning in triumph

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touching; moving; painful

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deep emotion; impression; inspiration

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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deep emotion; strong feelings

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if things go wrong; if the worst happens

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in the end; on top of that

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beggar; begging

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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to do

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soldier; sailor

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apology; excuse

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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