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taciturn

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big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

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to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

4

to yield to temptation; to succumb

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pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

2

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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to freeze to death; to die of cold

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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bouquet garni

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full of ingredients; hearty; substantial

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various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card

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block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

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olive oil

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

3

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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honour; honor; glory; renown

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

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or; or else

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to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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raid; attack; assault

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cough; ahem

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purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

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payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery

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along the river; riverside

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

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back gate

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

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to distract one's attention

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green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant

2

brown tabby; brown-speckled cat

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limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

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meow; miaow; cat

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to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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daily meals; three regular meals a day

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respect

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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

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fresh; new

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to open a path

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loyalty; faithfulness

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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purring

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cart; wagon

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