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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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to pierce; to penetrate

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to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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(arch.) I; you

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stab; thrust; lunge

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to escape from; to get out

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run; race

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earnestly; immediately; exactly

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distant mountain

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outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

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one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

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general public; the masses

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to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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broom

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to lick someone's boots; to flatter

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temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes

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old tree

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pestle

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

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specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to expel; to drive out

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square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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Oimawashi

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pity; compassion

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum

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exhibition; display

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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