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squid ink

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spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)

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Ikenami

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hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer

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showman who trains performing monkeys

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Genchan

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major change; major transformation

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cannon

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unification of the whole country

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peerless; unequaled; unequalled

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Olympic rings; Olympics

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soot

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unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

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inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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report to the Emperor

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toe; toe (of a golf club)

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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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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supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

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sales promotion; hard selling

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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(all) together

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charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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raging fire; conflagration

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white stone; white (go pieces)

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zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

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rehearsal

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

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

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response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

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punishment; judgement; judgment

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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see; you see; ha

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

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reply; answer; response

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

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to smile

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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