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to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through

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to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

5

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

grandparents

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everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

to burn out

2

internal pressure

1

to beat to death; to kill

1

comb

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

easy; simple; plain

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

all around; as far as the eye can see

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

hard fighting

1

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

bald head; baldness

1

unsung hero; person who does a thankless task

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

right side; style of Japanese court music

1

front row

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to throw away one's life

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

1

Keizaburou

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

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stray bullet

2

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

3

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

2

emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

hermit; wizard; wizardry

1

Tsutsujigaoka

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residential area

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

2

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

1

all; everything

1

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule

1

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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