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gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

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master thief; notorious robber

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to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

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next; secondly; subsequently

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Hachiya

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to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion

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bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference

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direct control; direct supervision

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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

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just now

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emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence

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(another's) son

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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nothing but; none other than

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encouragement; backing; reinforcements

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to come to an agreement

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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bound hands and arms

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to bind up; to tie up

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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to blink repeatedly; to wave repeatedly (e.g. a paper fan)

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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skyscraper

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

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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limbering up

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sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

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locational advantage; advantageous position

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

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house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house

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tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter

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to lodge a complaint

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business trip; official trip

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Nigorigawa

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honest person; conscientious person

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beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

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something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible

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underling; rank and file

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chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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red-light district

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