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crushing

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start; beginning; first step; clue

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to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

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to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

5

metropolis; big city

3

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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vending machine

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to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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curve; bend; crook

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Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

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sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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that; he; she; that person

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descendant; scion

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ladder (in go)

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pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)

5

book of secrets

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manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

2

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

2

various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

2

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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posterity; future life; life to come

2

extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

1

editor; compiler

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free translation; liberal translation

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

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to live long; to survive

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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instruction; teaching

2

hastily made; improvised preparation

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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corner of the eye

2

marking; scent marking

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reason; logic; method; system; order

2

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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condemn the offense, but not the offender

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object of adoration, longing

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stone wall

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urgent report; urgent message

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to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

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time; moment; time of death; last moment; (arch.) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period

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