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full house; all tables full

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Bunzou

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unwanted hair; superfluous hair

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tawny brown; dark vermillion

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black crested garment

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Hota

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Hanakawado

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low-rank retainer

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type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks)

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to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

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to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

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large paper lantern on a pole

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to be square-jawed

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wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop

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Tomozou

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family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel

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hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)

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indirectly

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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early closing; finishing (work) early

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pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

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tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); ass; arse; butt

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long-lasting; durable; keeping well

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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square sleeves

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(engaging in a) knife fight

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duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

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full two-story house

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terraced or partitioned housing structure

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aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered

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low gate; side gate

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source of all kinds of diseases

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to praise to the skies; to extol

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to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects

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woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)

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hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole

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self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling

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law decreeing rules for daimyo during Tokugawa shogunate

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afternoon; p.m.

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talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed

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bamboo spear

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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cowhide; oxhide

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reed screen

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to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

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secret; confidential

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the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)

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flint fire; flash

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go-stone container

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Motochika

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