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or; either ... or ...

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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equality; impartiality; evenness

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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cultivated land

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not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

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slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers

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flood; freshet; inundation

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to prevent

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rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings

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seed; pit

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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to start working; to take action

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wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

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rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort

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first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin

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next year

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

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villager

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to surround; to encircle; to enclose

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drum

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mere; only a ...

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blanching; bleaching

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to rely on

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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affectionate father; loving father

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grief; sorrow

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to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)

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to get to work

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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disloyalty; infidelity

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

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both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

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place name; toponym

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territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

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to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

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ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries

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barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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