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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

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old bird

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to blaze; to burn brightly

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to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

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to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

3

fire

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

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compilation; editing; recording

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

feeble joke; bad pun

1

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

your (his) mother

2

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

3

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

2

life span

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extinction; annihilation; destruction

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sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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birthday

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the same age

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father

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three-year-old; triplets

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a period (of time)

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rare case

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perennial youth

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always; usually

2

sorting fruit

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very recently; in the very recent past

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

3

geometric series

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

6

fatal wound

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like; as if; the same as

1

momentary; instantaneous

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to be a matter of life or death

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adaptation; accommodation; conformity

2

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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excessive; immoderate

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concealment

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