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a few years later

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji

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childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

5

stress

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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meaning; called; said

2

ingredient; component; composition

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the internal organs

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to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

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water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen

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word; remark; statement

3

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

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horse racing

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powerful

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violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand

1

fight; scuffle

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daughter

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crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish

2

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

rage; fury

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unheard-of; unprecedented

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bloody fool!; you idiot!

1

to drink too much

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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a few years ago; some years back

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liver

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betting ticket; betting slip

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

toast; congratulatory cup

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(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly

2

going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

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cholera

2

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

3

something like ...; something called ...

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walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

a little bit; a little while

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

car; vehicle

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rash; reckless

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drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer

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uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore

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Misako

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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