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kanji; Chinese character

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Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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Kiki

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume

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himself; yourself; herself

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some; small amount of

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

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under investigation

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before now; hitherto

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nameless; anonymous; without name

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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ringing; sound

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observing eye

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the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

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mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar

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in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

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clearing one's throat; cough

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grandmother

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sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

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Puzzle video game

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colour; color; hue; tints

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(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director

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torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

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light rain; drizzle

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leaping with joy; jumping about

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to push open

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the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

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positioning; getting a position; taking a position

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close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

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things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

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dash

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic

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crash into; clash

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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disappointment; let-down

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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right behind

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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portion for two people

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