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deafness

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color blindness; colour blindness

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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blindness

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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evening dew; night dew

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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stray dog

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(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

4

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

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germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)

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entreaty to a deity

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poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency

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stealing; theft

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will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)

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to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

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symphony

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elegant; exquisite

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to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

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hard charcoal

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to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)

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charcoal; charred remains

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pitch black; deep black

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

bucket; pail

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wet cloth; damp rag

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to drag out

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house-cloth; dust cloth

8

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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medium size

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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just the other day; quite recently

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race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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mushroom

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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store; shop; restaurant

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