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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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darkness

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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to drag in; to pull in

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glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

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to look forward to

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

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(another's) child

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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rosary

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Amakusa Shirou

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Tokisada

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)

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naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

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style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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to become clear; to be made public

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rose

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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contrastive

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to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

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young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

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Sasaki

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strict; stern

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even more; still more; further

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standing still

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Araki Mataemon

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Houzouin Inshun (1587-1648)

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composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

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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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play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

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for today; for the time being

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

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trap; pitfall

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

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