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circulation; dissemination

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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)

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possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

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assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

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being entertained by a geisha

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dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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grim face; angry look

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sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

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progress

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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

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if you insist

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putting off; postponing

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pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

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with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

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pressing; urging; demanding; demand

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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clown

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(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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darling

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younger scholar; future reference

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great detective

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wise saying; famous saying

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the latter

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pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

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nostalgia; homesickness

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to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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grey (gray)

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true value; real worth

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to get goosebumps

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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killing; murder

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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brainwashing

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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electric current

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mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth

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theoretical

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