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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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snake; serpent; large snake

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

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greens

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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pride; dignity; self-respect

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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to distract one's attention

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twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

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announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

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place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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square shoulders

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spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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negative emotions; negative feelings

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

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policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

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laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision

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to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

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difference; variation; difference

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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1000 yen

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