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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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view of life

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to learn something through hearing

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general; shogun

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heir; successor

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inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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to be misleading

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chivalrous spirit; chivalry

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to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

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luckily; blessedly; fortunately

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government office; agency; board

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

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entry in family register

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ping-pong ball

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

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adult diseases

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Fuzoku Hospital

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guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

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to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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within the prefecture

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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as one promised

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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parting; farewell

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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to subsist; to keep on living

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parting; separation; farewell

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets

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town hall

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retirement; resignation

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unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

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working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

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I; me

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battle of revenge

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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in accordance with; according to

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stranger; outsider

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power; authority; influence

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narrow margin; slim margin

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regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

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recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars

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