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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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to palm off; to force a sale

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

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to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

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inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

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to spread; to be propagated

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

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to yield to temptation; to succumb

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not so

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opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

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compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

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supplement; complement

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great help

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degree; extent

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

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topic of discussion; agenda

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dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

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all the more; still more

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our country; our land; one's own country

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Japanese government

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to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

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in that manner; like that

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to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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word; word; Word; Microsoft Word

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wax

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seal (letters, documents, etc.)

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly

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humanism; love for humanity

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

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great man; heroic figure; remarkable character

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brains; brain tissue

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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refining; purification

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to pray; to wish

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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Cherbourg (France)

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state secrets; secrets of the state

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crude; rough; unrefined; raw

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electronization; digitization; computerization

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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

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strategic

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to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

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