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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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fear; dread; fright; willies

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impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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to play with; to toy with; to tease

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female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife

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leopard (Panthera pardus)

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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toe

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preparation; provision; establishment

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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white (bleached) bone; skeleton

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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wooden Buddha

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metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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hoe

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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to emit smoke

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head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head

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bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

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dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life

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mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)

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Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era

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the sun

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in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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fresh blood; lifeblood

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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entreaty; supplication; petition

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to survive; to live long

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes

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the senses; sensuality; carnality

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to cling to

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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