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long-standing desire; long-held belief

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warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension

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said; aforementioned

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pond

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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to bloom in profusion

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corridor; passage; hall

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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large number of priests

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attendance; presence

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stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

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near at hand

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the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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long day (esp. of spring)

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

evil; untrue; erroneous

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

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wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

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evil point of view

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana

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article; news story; report; account

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

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

2

settlement; solution; resolution

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to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of

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Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)

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La Guita Xica

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Arjuna

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oneself; one's body

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urgent; pressing

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twenty-six

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as following

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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thick amazake; thick sweet sake

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relation; relationship

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