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diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)

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child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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agriculture and forestry

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ten epithets (of Buddha)

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red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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strainer

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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summertime; summer season

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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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fishing gear; fishing tackle

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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fermentation; zymosis

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

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huge success

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

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

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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childhood

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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Yellow river (in China)

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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multiplication table; times table

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gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job

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cut into cubes; diced

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shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

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rice flour; rice flour dough

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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muteness; speech impairment

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(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)

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prohibition against hunting and fishing

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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