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gold or gilt letters

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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polish; refinement

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rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

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(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

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taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

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large river

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sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

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guard; watchman

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hundreds

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many thousands

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

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shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection

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apology

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thug; hooligan

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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call; invitation

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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Saturday

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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earnestly

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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faltering; hesitation

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very deeply

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to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

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overwhelming

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please

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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you

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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sympathy; empathy; response

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by (means of); with

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torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

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network

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generally

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intersection on a go board

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to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner

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