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moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon

1

knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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famous brand of sake; choice sake

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

3

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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boon; windfall; blessing

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why; how come; unfortunately; alas

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drinking at home (as opposed to going out)

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cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

4

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

1

to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

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moron; idiot; stupid person

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

heavy drinker; tippler

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

2

curtain; hanging; bunting

4

one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

2

to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

1

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

3

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

a lot; loads; plenty

1

being truly angry

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

marriage fraud; fake marriage

1

our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you

1

merry drinker; one who laughs easily

1

secret

1

drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)

1

maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

5

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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delicious; tasty

3

fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)

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to ask a high price; to overcharge

3

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

2

tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull

1

direct

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washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)

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