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fist

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four

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array; muster; line-up; full force

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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

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pricking; stinging; tingling

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

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to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

connection; link; relationship

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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they

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

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spirit world; underworld; the next world

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

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letter (of alphabet); character

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innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

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possible; likely; probable

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path in a field

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they; those guys

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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sign; indication; omen; symptom

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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network

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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helicopter

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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absolute secrecy

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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