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Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty

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salted salmon roe

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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practical skill

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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to think (something) strange

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

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thousand years; very long period; forever

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vacuum pack; vacuum packing

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lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

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old style; ancient rites

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to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

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this winter; next winter; last winter

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fashionable person

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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wickedness; evil; wicked person

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shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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slap in the face; slap on the cheek

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literal translation; direct translation

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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to cut at; to slash at

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

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fresh blood

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prison; jail; gaol

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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to moan; to groan

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relationship of equality; (being) on an equal footing

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stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)

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desperation measure

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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commander; general; leader

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singer

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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hose; horse

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hand-towel

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to die

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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pale; pallid

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reversible

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to tie fast; to arrest

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himself; he himself

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posterity; future generations

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