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severe; fierce; stern

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Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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exile; banishment

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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absolute secrecy

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shady online money-making

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tremendous; immense

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all night

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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so; like this; in this way

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thanks; gratitude

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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New Year

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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last day of the month

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(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits

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New Year's Day

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equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

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Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

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seasonal court banquet

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worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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large banquet; (arch.) court banquet (Heian period)

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prenatal care; antenatal training

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event; function

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all the officials

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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public holiday; celebration (of)

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods

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food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food

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various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

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return to one's country

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mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)

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mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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unpolished and uncut gem

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at your own discretion; as you see fit

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chain; chains

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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to be hot on a person's heels

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talking in whispers; confidential words

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

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smiling with pity

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nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

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wholesale

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tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place

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to leave behind

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