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building with a gabled, hipped roof

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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companion; company

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personality; style; appearance

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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snowflake-shaped family crest

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mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture

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bluish purple

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silk

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dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

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slight yawn

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(in Japanese architecture) transom

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everywhere; at every turn

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pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

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magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold

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brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

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proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)

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everywhere; at every turn

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preachy; sanctimonious

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writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting

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martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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otherwise; or else; if not

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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outdoor shoes

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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game; contest; bout

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practical skill

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surely (not); certainly (not)

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to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

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practice; practising; training; study

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

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dullard; indecisive person

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sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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to cut off the retreat

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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bending and stretching; flexing and extending

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short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying

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evening cool; cool of the evening

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what is called; what they call; so-called

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during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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remaining bullets; remaining ammunition

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

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leg strength; walking ability; running ability

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