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bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

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wandering; jobless; unemployed

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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Kusunoki Masasue (?-1336.7.4)

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assorted books

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genius; prodigy; talented person

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at one's own expense

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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country samurai

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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rustlingly

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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(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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to take out; to drag out

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kick; treating (someone) poorly

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shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

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to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

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shit!; damn!

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desperate effort

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

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thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

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two (long cylindrical things)

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violent; rough

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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mud

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looks; personal appearance; features

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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mysterious fish; strange fish

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land; shore

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

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ability; capability; skill

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mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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both arms

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

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dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure

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whereabout; about where; how much

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Kagatagawa

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nothing but; none other than

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ivy and vines; creepers

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wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

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suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

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