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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3

development; growth

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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single edge (e.g. sword blade)

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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very interesting; of great interest

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groan; moan; moaning

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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to live long; to survive

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

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disgrace; shame; insult

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life

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rather than (do ...)

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to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

2

now; come (now); well

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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dropout; straggler; outcast; failure

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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hell on earth; living hell

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

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bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

3

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

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extreme; extremity

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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to state; to express; to mention

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greatest mistake of one's life

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to smash; to break into pieces

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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(one's) age

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17; seventeen

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very young; little; childish; immature

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