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fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

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Western-style room

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bed; couch

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to lie down (and rest)

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simple and clear

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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stand-up collar

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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all year round

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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audit

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director

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imperial nomination

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viscount

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; warp and weft; warp and woof

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to wear out

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cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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all year round; all the time; year in and year out

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

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the same rank; equality; apposition

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pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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excuse me; pardon me

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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cigarette; cigar

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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municipal government

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one's residence

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five-storied pagoda

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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Kouda Rohan (1867-1947)

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masterpiece

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Buddha; Buddhism

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lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

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great scholar; profound scholar

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Mukoujima

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itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water

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Tales of Ise

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refined; elegant

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