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votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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level; standard; water level

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to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

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to the end

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increase

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to return; to come back

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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)

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cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games

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first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

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domestic duck

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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to finish reading; to read through

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second (unit of time); arc second

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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game

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passion; temper; irritability

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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(very) patient; persevering

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to read aloud to another

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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ranking table (e.g. sports league)

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last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

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thirty; 30

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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penalty

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sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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that's so, however ...

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complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses

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complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

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unwounded skin

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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addition

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subtraction

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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