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contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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outsider

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to prohibit

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(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge

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disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

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(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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warmth

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

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nape of the neck

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bucket; pail; tub

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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particularly; only; in the case of

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water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

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beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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a (one) box

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100; hundred

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to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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a bag; one bag

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small family

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rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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midnight; dead of night

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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lane; alley

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quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

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after the rain

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high clogs; rain clogs

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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which; what (way)

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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does not

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century

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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nostril; nostrils

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New Year's Day

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(in) one's absence

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feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

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young master; young gentleman

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