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to kneel

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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to be photographed; to be projected

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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to surround; to crowd around

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here and there; in places

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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to summon; to get used to call

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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bay; gulf; inlet

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to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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death penalty; capital punishment

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growing late; latening

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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to hold the key (to)

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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(brand-)new article

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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obedience; submission; resignation

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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the latter

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the former

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

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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ago; since; before; previous

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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if; in case; supposing

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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mother

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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