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an arrow; a retort

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

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Kisanta

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lucrative position

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special make; deluxe

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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assorted colors; assorted colours

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

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he; she; that guy

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die

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lord; master

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in case of; at that time; at this time

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privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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polish; grinding; sharpening

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practice; practising; experience

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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presenting to

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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to want; to seek; to request

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physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone

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to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

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death by drowning

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to survive; to live long

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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to the end

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history book

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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octopus

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octopus

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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left-hand radical of a character

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