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guard (soldier)

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Shinto shrine

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(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

hindrance; intrusion

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

4

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

shortest distance (to)

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spectacle; sight; scene

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

2

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

2

annoying; provoking

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to summon; to get used to call

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

interference; intervention; meddling

3

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

rostrum; platform

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

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

1

sitting; stability

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to moan; to groan

4

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

one's superior's anger; imperial wrath

1

to go mad

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diplomatic issue

1

sexy

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

2

careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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above all else

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

3

since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life

1

skill

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understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

lovely

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manyfold

2

cute

1

now is the time

1

prima donna

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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