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reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it; reading a second draft without checking it against the original

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war story

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losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

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stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money

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wickedness; evil; wicked person

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old school; old style

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

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entertainer

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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memorial service

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to count on; to anticipate; to expect

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to exert oneself greatly; to take pains

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sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

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worldly priest

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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apocryphal work; forgery; spurious article

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surface of the earth; ground surface

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walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)

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Nakamura Kanzaburou (1909.7.25-1988.4.16) (1955.5.30-)

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musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)

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association; union; guild

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

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host; toastmaster

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metamorphosis

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to frolic; to revel; to make merry

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buying the services of a prostitute

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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bloodshed

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foreign dog (esp. of Chinese origin)

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servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

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conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

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sensuality; lechery

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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working as a servant for a series of masters

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submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

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acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery

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gyrating (rotating) movement

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lunatic; madman

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loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

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to be amused or interested in

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talent and accomplishments; wisdom and works

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holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

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mountains and seas

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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