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qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

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defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

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help; aid; assistance

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doze; nap; snooze

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this and that; one thing or another

5

a pair (of shoes or socks)

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before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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complete recovery of health

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

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spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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verge of death; dying moments

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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fourth

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

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settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

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in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

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inn town; post town; post-station town

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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old friend; old acquaintance

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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oh; no; don't

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to blush; to redden

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some

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miraculous

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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second floor; upstairs

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room rent

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to intend; to be sure that

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to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

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fee; charge; fare

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large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)

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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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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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structure; building

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employee; worker

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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a few people; small number of people

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giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

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eavesdropping; tapping

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emphasizes direct object of action

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