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sociable

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vitality; ability to earn a living

10

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district

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to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

precision; accuracy

1

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

2

facing south; southern exposure

1

sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

1

all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)

1

artificial hill (in a garden)

1

having good eyesight

1

to hide oneself

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natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

1

to go into mourning

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more

1

feel good (pleasant)

2

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

goat

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

upper arm

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collarbone; clavicle

1

bank; weir; embankment; levee

3

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

summertime; summer season

1

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

waist band; girdle; sash

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

antique; curio

1

tea jar; tea urn

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

only once

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

calmly; coolly; primly

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

2

neglect of health; intemperance

2

to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

2

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1