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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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good citizens; law-abiding people

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lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids

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woman entertainer; prostitute

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musician (esp. Gagaku)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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marriage; matrimony

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thrashing; beating

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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you

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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we

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hard to get; hard to come by

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weak person; the weak

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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responsibility; duty; obligation

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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thank you

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to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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not only

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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membrane; film

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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penetrating cold

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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to be helpful; to be useful

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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that sort of; like that

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bringing up; raising

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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reading and writing

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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