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copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript

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cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods

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parishioner representative

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precedent

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

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example; illustration; precedent

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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to fit; to suit

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

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formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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most; extremely

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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to begin to

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to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)

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to tower over the surroundings

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months and years

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to fasten a lock

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metal fittings; metal fixtures

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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closet; (storage) shed

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floor; floor surface

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square; rectangular

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi

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to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

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floorboard

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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hollow; cavity; dent; depression

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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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furniture

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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unification; integration

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

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container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

2

built-in; fixed; attached

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storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

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hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

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bottom; underside; base

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lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

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