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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

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point in common; common feature

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origin; beginning; source; rise

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one year; some time ago

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(one's parents') home

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book; volume

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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fragmentary

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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powerful; strong

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind

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fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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feudal lord; daimyo

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general; shogun

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

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lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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iron pot; kettle

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man

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pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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while; during (the time when)

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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duty; role; function

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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descendant

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valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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