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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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similar

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

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solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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horizon (related to bodies of water)

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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stern

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sea level; (surface of) sea

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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features

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sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

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(sense of) hearing; auditory perception

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moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing

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sleeping alone

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to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

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outside a window

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to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

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(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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to recite; to chant; to read aloud

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another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

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funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi

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boy

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Yosa Buson (1716-1783)

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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parents; both parents

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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woman; lady; adult female

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

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red hair; (arch.) Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)

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beach; foreshore

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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