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fret

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Yasudera

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hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

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to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

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main temple gate; temple

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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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sub-temple; affiliated temple

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pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

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hair pulled tightly back in a bun

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dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

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twilled fabric

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fencing master of the top rank

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being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children

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recollection; reminiscence

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catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation

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quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance

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martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)

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mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

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(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

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to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange

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root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

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promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

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with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

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imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

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with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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-ist; -er

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always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)

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Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)

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just who do you think you are?

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with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

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in front of a grave

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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training room (hall); gymnasium

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feudal lord; daimyo

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actual size

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closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground

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benchwarmer

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to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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one's chance; the right time; target; objective

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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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player depth (in a team); pool of players

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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