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dense growth; thick growth; gregarious growth; growing in clusters

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)

1

collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)

1

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

1

uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

1

draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

1

must not do; should not do; do not do

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

1

Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

praise; admiration; exalting; extolling

2

settlement; decision

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

4

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

2

ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

1

castle

3

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

1

to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness

1

young samurai

1

employer's house; master's house

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

bloody battle

1

impatience

1

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

implantation; support; establishment

1

definite; positive

1

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor

1

secular life; workaday world

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

1

regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)

1

subordinate person

1

fee; charge; rate; material

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

salted fish (esp. salmon)

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

desalinating with water

2

salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

1

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

prime of manhood

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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