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profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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Germany

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younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)

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world's first; first in the world

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new theory

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

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intrusion; forced entry

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indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

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to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

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purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

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village

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feudal lord

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lord of a manor; estate steward

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reward; prize

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filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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looks; features; (personal) appearance

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quick wit; ready wit

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to wipe; to dry

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wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

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lovers' quarrel

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negative; negative (e.g. thinking)

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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to step out of the bath

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being lightly dressed

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indigo wax shaped as an inkstick

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evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening

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to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness

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hidden room; secret chamber

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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spoil

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to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

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precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

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to get irritated

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tingling; stinging; pungently

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opposite side; other side

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

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chilly feeling after a bath

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thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

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