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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

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grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

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un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

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pond

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brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant

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to burn; to get fired up

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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reed screen

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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before one's eyes

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mountain

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to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook

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private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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to fit; to suit

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

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not long has passed since ...

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to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse

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one or two; a few; small number

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small and medium

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pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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Edo-period inspection of rice plants

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countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

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local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator

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estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

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established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined

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balance; difference (in price, cost); margin

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intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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intuition; instinct; hunch

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person

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to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

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my; our; one's own

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to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

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to install (a person) in (someone's) place

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half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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steadily

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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Masubuchi

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