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tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

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change; transformation; inversion

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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originally

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

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to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

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to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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papier-mâché dog

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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what time; (lit.) which hour

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to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess

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although; though; despite the fact that ...

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thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

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receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

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Japanese-style bookbinding

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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fixed date; appointed day

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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posterity; future generations; future life

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spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery

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a considerable number; a fair number

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circulation; dissemination

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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reading through; reading over

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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three kinds; three varieties

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to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

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the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

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Kiichi Hougen

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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in this case

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to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

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date; dating

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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noon; midday

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and; as well as

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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