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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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to smooth out; to straighten; to relax

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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bow; bowing

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leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

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fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

2

opening and shutting; opening and closing

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

3

bam; whomp; thump

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

4

to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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it may be because

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to correct oneself; to restate

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

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slave; servant; slavery

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wicked woman; ugly woman

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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matter for great congratulation

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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had better do so

2

tidying up; finishing

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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briskly; quickly; promptly

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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to bring someone along

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to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

2

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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