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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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to; towards; for

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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about this time

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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guess; speculation; supposition

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

4

how (can); by what means

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in one's own way or style

3

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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does not

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opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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from now on; hereafter

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friendly; amicable

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

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bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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Saturday

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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one hour

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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history of Japan; Japanese history

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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