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a laughingstock; a standing joke

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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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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Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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disgrace; shame

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being frank; going so far as to say

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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(on) the same day

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distant land; remote country; province far from the capital

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departure; leaving; starting; standing

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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after; later

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busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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hills and fields; hill and dale

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wild silkworm

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to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

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go that far; to that extent

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residing; living; dwelling

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samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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low-rank person; menial

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flight; absconding

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district; section; sector

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barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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

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(taking) notes; copying

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contemporaries

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severe punishment; rigorous measures

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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wise; clever; smart

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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corpse

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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too much; excessively; too

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favor; favour; affection

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

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