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to become; to amount to

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precisely because

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that's so, isn't it

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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is not; am not; are not

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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warrior

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to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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someone; somebody

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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country samurai

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digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger

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splendid horse; promoted bishop

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

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Takeichi Hanpeita

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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famous; fame

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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foot; leg

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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honest; steady

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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dressing oneself; personal grooming

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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to shave

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keeping house; being confined to one's house

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hey; hold on; come on

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room; apartment; flat

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

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older brother; elder brother

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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reading (books)

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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