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row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o"

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forceps

1

Norio

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gross negligence

1

local prosecutor

1

boil; abscess

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

1

to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well

1

in the prefecture; prefectural

1

polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly

1

overnutrition; excessive nutritional intake

2

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

1

lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

1

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

1

overweight child

3

peak; mountain

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

adjudication of bankruptcy

1

clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)

1

to stand; to rise

2

street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night

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dietary education; nutrition education; food education

2

child welfare

8

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

4

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest

1

hiding one's embarrassment

1

there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point

1

insurance man

1

advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later

1

to microwave; to nuke

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ancient painting

1

to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

1

chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

determination; decision

1

Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)

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enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour

1

thank you for your continued patronage

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to save one's face; to maintain one's status

1

thorny path

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

1

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

2

plenty; many; a lot

1

unqualified

1

starlight

1

black kite (Milvus migrans)

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north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles

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