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crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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five (long cylindrical things)

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beak; bill

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left ear

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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Meikin

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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semicircular canals

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

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wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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to decide; to determine

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retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

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to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

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musician; bandsman

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

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wandering; jobless; unemployed

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

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antiquity; ancient times

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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almost; roughly; approximately

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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impractical or useless theory

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change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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linking together; tying in a row

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starry sky

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

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person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

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