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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

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Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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Shinto; Shintoism

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to bring; to take; to bring about

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value; worth; merit

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leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

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feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

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tone

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simply put

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

scale; vernier

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exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

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something; nothing (with neg. verb)

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without

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distant look; faraway look

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at least

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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(one's) life

5

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

3

sinful

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return; welcome home

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bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

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to come back

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half step; half a step

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quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

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mood

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dispersing; vanishing

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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