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normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

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doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

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aging; ageing; adding to one's years

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to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

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conduction; transmission

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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apple pie

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

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living idly

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termite; white ant

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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spirit; heart; disposition

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headband

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thickened eyebrows

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martial artist; fighter

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sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

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(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking

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Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

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Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)

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Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water

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let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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to sit in a row; to be arrayed

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being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness

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empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

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fundamental; basic

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(not) merely; (not) simply

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personal combat; one-to-one fight

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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net surfing

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

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nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.

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vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

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representative; exemplary; model

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celebration; auspicious occasion

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)

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plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

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narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi

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sparring partner

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rare (or peculiar) animal

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gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

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