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the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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midwinter

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water temperature

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dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

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much the same

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bucket; pail; tub

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)

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tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work

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to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves

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routine tasks or duties

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to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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successive generations; successive emperors

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mansion; residence

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unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

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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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largest class; top category

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side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

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seventy; 70

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from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

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cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

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

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rhythmical; well-paced

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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floorboard

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each time

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tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

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driving on the right-hand side; driving on the right side of the road

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rule; regulation

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to form a line (row)

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start

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after a short pause

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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crouch start (in a sprint)

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expert; skilled hand; person of experience

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to make a start

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left foot; left leg

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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rhythm

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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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forward somersault; forward roll

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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