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open; beginning

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Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

6

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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rescue; salvage

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secondary meaning; of secondary import

1

the people; the public

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

1

warding off calamities; getting rid of bad luck

1

various scriptures; many sutras

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

2

to concern; to be related

2

intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains

1

way; method; means

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art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

2

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

arithmetic

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

2

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

3

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

1

self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation

3

palanquin; litter; bier; kago

1

steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train

2

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

3

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

baseball team

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

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both (people); the two of them

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batting average

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safe hit

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

3

easy fly; easy grounder

1

strikeout

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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allegory; fable; parable

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Chinese onion (Allium chinense); Chinese scallion; Kiangsi scallion; pickled Chinese onion

3

doesn't even exist

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veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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fruit

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to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something

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hey there; I say; see here

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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