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branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

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to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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document; official papers

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(audio) recording

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care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

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horror

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noh play

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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fighting game (usu. one-on-one)

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audience; spectator; spectators

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as a child; when one was a child

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or; otherwise

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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armrest

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library

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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reverse video

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

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daily publication; daily issue

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kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

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example; illustration; precedent

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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the reverse; other side; lining

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one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

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several items; many items

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systematic; organized; organizational

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serial murders

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thumbnail

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

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what

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

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to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake

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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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