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fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

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copper mine

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direct management

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direct control

1

one house; the same house

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

3

cost; expense

1

grandiose; exaggerated

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

8

worry; anxiety; concern

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

4

Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)

2

each other; one another

2

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

relation; relationship

7

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

5

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

2

later on; afterwards

2

door; doorway

1

duel; shoot-out

1

saber (cavalry sword); sabre

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

1

elliptical shape

1

exit and entrance

2

Madrid (Spain)

2

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

2

golden (colour, color)

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

12

black headgear worn by yamabushi

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(arch.) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan); shoots of this plant

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

2

pilgrim's staff

4

majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

1

angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug

4

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

2

fisherman

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paddle; oar; scull

5

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

9

to carry under the arm; to scoop up (liquid)

3

line; queue; procession; matrix

5

outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

four (long cylindrical things)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

4

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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