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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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to set (sun); to become dark

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ahead; before; ago

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guard house

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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sorry; excuse me

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solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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net; netting; web

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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sign; signal; cue

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off the coast; offshore; out at sea

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind

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shipwreck

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

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how many years; how long; what year

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village

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this much; this amount

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to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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surely; certainly

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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sisters

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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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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castle

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father

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older sister; elder sister

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

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