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high-grade sake

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alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically

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taster for poison

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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freedom; liberty

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richer than it appears

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goodness; good

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connections; contacts; influence

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits

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household; home; family; housekeeping

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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

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capable of anything; liable to do

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common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

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landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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scattered; separated; dispersed

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elopement; running away with a lover

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night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

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sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

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smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

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kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

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prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

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difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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desire; request; wish

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to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

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to hesitate; to waver

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insisting

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wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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candlestick; candlestand

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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wearing a sword; sword one is wearing

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allotment; apportionment; share; dividend

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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reading; perusing

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var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood

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