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

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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disguise; masquerade

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rebellious; defiant

1

hush money

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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to become hungry

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extracurricular activities

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loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

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taxi

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doorman

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to take a taxi

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to have the privilege of doing

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how many; how old

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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rear; stern

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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drooping pine

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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posterity; future life; life to come

4

salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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best article under heaven; peerless

3

noodles; (arch.) flour

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paradise; Eden; Elysium

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walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

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to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere

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cranium; skull

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all over the country

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directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)

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deep emotion; strong feelings

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still more; especially

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork

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full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

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someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat

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especially; above all; inter alia; among others

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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coating

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droopy (e.g. of skin); drooping

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viscosity

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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