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distinction; differentiation; classification

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voiced consonant in Japanese

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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end of a sentence

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(one) letter; (one) character

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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poet (of tanka poems)

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Kakinomotonohitomaro

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false charge

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exile; banishment; deportation

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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forty; 40

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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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The 47 Ronin

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The 47 Ronin

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to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

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common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

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any one; any; whichever

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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the Japanese syllabary

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aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary

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to apply; to adapt

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negative; minus

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two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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to replace; to move; to change the position of

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dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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mistake; error; blunder

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water balloon

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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