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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

5

presenting to

2

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

5

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

3

empty; vacant; hollow

2

simmering; (boiling) gently

2

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

2

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

4

to become empty; to be emptied

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

6

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

2

safety zone; traffic island

4

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

6

weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

gifted education; special education for gifted children

2

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

4

rebirth; reincarnation

6

seeming sad

2

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

4

education; training; discipline

1

concubine (of a noble)

5

mother's side (of the family)

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

4

green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)

1

wood

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

to polish one's skills

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

1

proud; having a prominent nose

1

being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

5

named; labelled; labeled

2

series

1

small fraction; small proportion

2

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

(power of) imagination

1

pearl

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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and so; therefore; for that reason

3

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

big catch (fishing); good haul

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