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serious

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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Buddhism; priesthood

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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climax; turning point

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exceedingly; very

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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having an ancient and honorable origin

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formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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miscalculation

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with eyes half-closed

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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life

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enjoying; enjoyment

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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surely; certainly

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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that is to say; so that means

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

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to succeed to a house

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second son

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like; as if; the same as

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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to raise overhead

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

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to smile

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to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

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big; large; great

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fate; destiny; predestination

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bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

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to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

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extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

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personal history; career

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there, there

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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