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unreasonable demand

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

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useless; futile; vain

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atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

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ingredient; foodstuff

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction

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sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

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measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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truth; reality

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to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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perpetuation of one's descendants

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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in proportion to; just as much as

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all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

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difficult problem; challenge

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male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

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shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

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level surface; plane

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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heir; inheritor; successor

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to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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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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to increase; to add to; to augment

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

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place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine

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the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more

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for the present; for the time being

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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