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village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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relative

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written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument

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to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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furthermore; even more

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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edge of blade

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several days later

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

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going on a pleasure jaunt

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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mulberry (tree)

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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oil

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Hamamatsu (city)

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fine weather

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orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration

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deva and naga; heavenly dragon

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easily

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

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period of time; time slot; time zone

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

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in the mountains; among the mountains

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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the former

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discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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bell (often globular)

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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exactly as stated; verbatim

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

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Okabe

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counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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repair; improvement

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thick; dense; luxuriant

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cryptomeria forest

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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