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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

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no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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valuable article; valuables

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proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

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humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt

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information transfer; information transmission

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acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

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United Kingdom

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urban legend

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situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

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to tear down; to shatter

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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presenting (to)

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor

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winning percentage

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

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common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

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(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)

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philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

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crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

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resin; rosin

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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engineer; technical officer

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rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation

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assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon

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dancing; dance

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father and daughter

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to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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stop; stoppage; end

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to loom in the distance

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trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

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