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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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fixed date; settlement date

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined

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term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)

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to telephone; to make a phone call

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to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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feelings of guilt

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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self-torturing; masochistic

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bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease

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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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sponge

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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measuring instrument

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the whole country

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woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

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from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

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double-edged sword

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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desperate

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to shout at

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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public bath; bathhouse

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hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

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chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

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tip; end; point

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prospect; view; outlook

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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each house; every house; many houses

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light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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sake cup

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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Yakult (probiotics company)

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