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at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

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one's troops

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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to retighten

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good policy; wise policy; best plan

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broad daylight

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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puppet show

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily

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exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

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sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

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to get warm; to become warm

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sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

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peek; peeping; peeking

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cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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to alternate; to take turns

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best pupil; leading disciple

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style

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known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture

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graceful; beautiful

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area

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fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall

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it seems (to me); presumably; I think

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residents of the capital; townsfolk

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murder; killing; murderer

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the present year; at that time

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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sake barrel; sake cask

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that sort of; like that

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small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue

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small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)

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misunderstanding

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to skin; to peel

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good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

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