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this

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow

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to blindstitch

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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Yahee

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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oh, yes?; really?

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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which; what (way)

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steward; butler

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happy precedent

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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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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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Tsunetarou

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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