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mastopathy

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to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)

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unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice

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Saburi

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Rintarou

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knowledge applied to evil purposes

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the other party

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benign

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deadly disease; sickness unto death

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fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

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barbarian

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water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

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ridiculous

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in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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a step; short distance; short time

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

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one's family; one's clan

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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disciple; pupil; follower

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palpation

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Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish

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between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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to pry; to prize; to prise

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district; section; sector

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speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

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physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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vein

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very; excellent

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young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

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to talk; to carry meaning

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whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

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to show; to bare (the teeth)

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

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excellence; genius

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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pattern; design

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to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

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plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

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