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actually; really

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unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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how many people; a number of people

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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hell

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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firm; unshakeable; resolute

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to weaken

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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difficult; hard

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forest conservation; afforestation

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river management; river improvement; flood control

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public facilities; utilities

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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stipend; reward

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advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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military officer; naval officer

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to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

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third; no. three

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however; because; as

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third day of the month; three days

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

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to get strong; to gain strength

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relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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failing to get a job

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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social unrest; public anxiety

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brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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father

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Hanzaemon

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

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Akita (city, prefecture)

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Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)

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blowgun; blowpipe; dart

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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