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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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but; however; provided that

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

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before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

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subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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Sanzou

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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three; 3

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three; 3

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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samurai; warrior; military family

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Tamiya

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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master; expert

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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stealing

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remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

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to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to shed blood

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who

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advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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share; portion; quota; cut

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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to spend money

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to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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