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image; figure; figure; form; image

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bodyguard

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guard; convoy; escort

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mercenary (soldier)

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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game

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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(husked grains of) rice

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

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reason; cause; circumstances

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

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parting; farewell

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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once more; again

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to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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yearned for; longed for; missed

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to divert; to distract

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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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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

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good performance; good work; great success

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

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(one's) quota; assignment

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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flesh of fruit

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paste (form); (as a) paste

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content

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mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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gochujang (Korean red chili paste)

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miso-based sauce; miso sauce

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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onion (Allium cepa)

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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

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each; individual

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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