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corrupt government official

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a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

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coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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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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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo

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uncontrollable; irrepressible

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in someone (else's) name

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old grudge; old score

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to reveal the faults

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displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

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expert(ise); skill; dexterity

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nowhere

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scout; patrol; spy

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incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

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to lean over; to lean in

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windpipe

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oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

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chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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rosy cheeks

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to smash; to break into pieces

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propaganda leaflet

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police inspector

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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medicinal herb

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deep mountain valleys

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panacea; elixir (of life)

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parent bird

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lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

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to compare

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(expression of) gratitude

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one ten-thousandth

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European magpie (Pica pica)

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green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

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scum of the earth; monster; fiend

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offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward

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constable; policeman

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it's already too late

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horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

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throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

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