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profitable plan; good 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 eat; to drink

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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 bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

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thumb wrestling

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peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

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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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cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook

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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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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

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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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illness

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in the capital; in Tokyo

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fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

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what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)

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residents of the capital; townsfolk

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best time to see

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the present year; at that time

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embarrassed; ashamed

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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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wine cask or barrel

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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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under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie

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token; a trifle

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misunderstanding

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

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good person; virtuous person

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complaining; nitpicking

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Kukedo

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