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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to serve rice in a bowl

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chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

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(plain) hot water; boiled water

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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monosodium glutamate; MSG; sodium glutamate

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new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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fine quality

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to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood

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feel; touch

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thickness; profundity; depth

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hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)

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raw materials

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thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)

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white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

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official document; archives

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decree; directive

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high-quality Japanese paper

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

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chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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being argued into silence; being left speechless

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to raise overhead

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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who

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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Imperial Guards

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written seal; stylized signature

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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