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please

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orphan

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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human relations; humanity

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orphan; person without friends

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to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)

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cover; lid; cap

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being alive; living

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dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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motherhood; maternity

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quarrel; dispute

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upper body

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to cough

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around the mouth

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to stick in one's throat; to choke on something

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patient; unhurried; leisurely

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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beheading; decapitation

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sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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big yawn

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to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

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daytime; noon; broad daylight

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

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elitism

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

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discontent and grumbling

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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to smash violently; to crush

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leader; leading figure

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(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever

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to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

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newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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half the body; half length

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trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

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Gonroku

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Matasuke

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