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while passing each other

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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personage; person (deserving of respect)

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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old friend; old acquaintance

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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going with; accompanying

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sake cup; wine cup

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to play (a game of) go

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn

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mental state; attitude

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transcendental reason

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to cross swords (with)

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each other; one another

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ability; skill; facility

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tacit; unspoken; implicit

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chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

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discrimination; insight

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outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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telling; stating

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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one's early days; little while

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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repair; renovation; restoration

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levy; imposition

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to order; to command; to appoint

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supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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thief; robber

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suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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jail; gaol; prison

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

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to be beyond words; to defy description

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torture

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with resolution

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innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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false charge; false accusation

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release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent

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heart

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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fine thread; fine yarn; filament

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drawn sword; naked sword

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