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lord's command

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the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

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intimacy; familiarity; closeness

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

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this evening; tonight

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to hurry on one's way

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loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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appointment; assignment; promotion

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

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rumor; rumour; gossip; report

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

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long time; many years

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hardship; toil; trouble

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age sixty; one's sixties

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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(coming together) as one; with one accord; unanimously

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

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during absence from home

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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half day

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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one tanka; one poem

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bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to serve; to do

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...

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to look old; to get old

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scoring combination made with captured cards; meld

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reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

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father

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best

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