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sticker for new car drivers (green and yellow)

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boiled and half-dried bonito

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quickly

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hot spot

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taking up a new post

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un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

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report card; result sheet

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thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief

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ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes

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full version

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votive picture (originally of horse)

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sharp and able person

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positioning; getting a position; taking a position

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(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

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to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)

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(a) confessional

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto

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divine punishment

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question of degree

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rice polishing

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being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

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locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers

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rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

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The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven

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Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School

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remains; traces; vestiges; memory

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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monetary offering; donation

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university library; college library

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to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu

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rugby player

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beginning of the year

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classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents

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change in the law; legal reform

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons

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codependence

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random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

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reserving; withholding

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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benevolent rule; moratorium on debts

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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custom; habit; customary practice

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nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law

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binomial; binary; dyadic

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self-determination

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to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

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