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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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matter; thing; affair; circumstance

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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to notify; to advise; to inform

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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edged tool; cutlery

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form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

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shape; form

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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for ceremonial use

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

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to resemble closely

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mainly; primarily

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explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively

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characteristic

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sunny place; in the sun

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sleep

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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not caring; not giving a damn

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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substitute

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to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking

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companion; company; tritagonist

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older; senior

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large build; large pattern

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serial; cereal

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hind foot; hind-legs

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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herbivore

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pair; two kinds; two ways

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