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packing something in a bag; bagging

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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thin or diluted ink

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abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

2

Rolex

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even or odd

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world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

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plainly; clearly; vividly

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carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo

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half a point (esp. in go)

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

2

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

dark blue ground; dark blue cloth

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

2

clothing; garment; dress

1

bright golden yellow

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

1

Japanese clothes

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dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

1

possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

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nape (of the neck); nucha

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

4

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

5

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

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covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

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laughing matter

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pocket tissue; small package of tissues

1

a hard time; pains

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cool; calm; composed; easy; simple

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

3

octopus

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green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori

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