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Japanese-style room

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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handrail; railing; banister

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as usual

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fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

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accomplice; henchman

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gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

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legalization; legalisation

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newspaper story (article, account)

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

flaring up; bursting into flames

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fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)

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fire fighting

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origin of a fire

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sparks

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crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

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to receive divine punishment

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complicity

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

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weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

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striking with the back of the sword

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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spontaneous combustion

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coarse; crude

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

arrest warrant

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and; as well as

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imperial decision

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

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inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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onomatopoeic word

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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perfect circle; cute

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

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arrest warrant

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ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.

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comfortably; easily

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strike (i.e. industrial action)

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