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the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

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precipice; cliff; flat head

4

to call each other's names

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

grotesque; disgusting; gross

1

a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

1

disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters

1

to drag in; to pull in

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sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss

2

to send in

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

lung

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

to forget completely; to leave behind

1

shed; barn; outhouse

1

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

1

zest for living; energy to live

1

twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...

1

village child

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winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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suddenly; all of a sudden; flying (of a flag, etc.); waving; fluttering

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main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

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sole sword; unarmed but for a sword

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to ask a high price; to overcharge

1

white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to catch fire; to ignite

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

several years; a few years

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

to throw oneself (into an activity)

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to join together; to combine; to join up

1

over ten feet

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waterfall; cataract; cascade

1

crude ore; raw ore

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nature; Mother Nature

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

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scriptural text; scriptures; sutras

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evening sun; setting sun

2

sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

2

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

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train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion

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to conceal; to hide

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to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

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