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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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crucian carp (Carassius spp.)

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Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

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lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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one side

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Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

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here and there; in places

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simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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moving unsteadily; staggeringly

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tottering steps; drunken staggering

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rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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drunken stagger; tottering gait; drunkard's walk; random walk

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knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

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low voice; whisper

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to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

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already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest

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to ventilate; to let fresh air in

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to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

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catch in one's hands; seizure

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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damned; cursed; accursed

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half killed

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

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grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment

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seven (long cylindrical things)

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each and every; all

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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

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in steps of; in units of; calculated by

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long ride

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tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

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bleary or drunken eyes

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

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bay; gulf; inlet

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however; because; as

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to be conceited

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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(a) year or two

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being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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