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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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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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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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to grow old

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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panther

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jaguar (Panthera onca)

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wolf

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hawk

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to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

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with meals

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to finish; to graduate

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fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

2

to decide; to determine

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philosophy

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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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lock-opening; lock-picking

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(most) basic of basics

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hitting a ball; batting; stroke

3

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

2

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

those (near the second person)

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

from now on; hereafter

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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several day period

1

training; instruction

1

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

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skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

completion (of a course)

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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old clothes; secondhand clothing

2

worn-out

3

dagger

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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