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Manekineko

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style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

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to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)

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Ikenami

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relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

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to make laugh; to set to laughing

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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fish

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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raw food; perishables

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unification of the whole country

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discouragement; disappointment

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cold wintry wind

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Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

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report to the Emperor

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gradually; day by day; every day; each day

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outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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big treat; great offer

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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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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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yellow

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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thin skin

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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shell (e.g. electron shell)

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perfect circle; cute

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by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible

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electric fan

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white stone; white (go pieces)

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

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before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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wounded; injured

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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delicious; appetizing; appetising

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

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to this extent

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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