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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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brutality; animal nature

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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always; constantly

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unprecedented; never seen before

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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grey; gray; ashen

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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Ursula

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Werfel

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

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ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

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to single out

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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to polish up; to shine up

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low temperature

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to spend time (on doing something)

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brewing

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intelligence

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cultivation; refinement; culture; education

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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yeast; leaven

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fermentation; zymosis

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mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

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full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored

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music

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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construction; architecture (of buildings)

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ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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flood; flooding

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reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

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intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

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writing ability

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upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

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Kamo Shrine

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bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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to lose one's way; to get lost

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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suddenly; abruptly; quickly

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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