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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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already; too late

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capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

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rioter; ruffian

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please look at it

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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one's best interests; one's own good

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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summer

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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scene of a fire

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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three years

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autumn; fall

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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since when; from when; how long

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ungrateful

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magistrate; shogunate administrator

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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poison

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administration (of medicine)

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being settled; coming to a conclusion

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off

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this evening; tonight

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lightly deep-fried (food, esp. tofu)

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welcome home

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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temple (Buddhist)

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Buddhist (household) altar

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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thanks; gratitude

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to learn by hearsay

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in places

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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