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washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

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lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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musicianship

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predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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critic

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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light purple

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drawstring pouch

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upswept hairstyle

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to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

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golden (colour, color)

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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

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wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza

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proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

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coming-of-age ceremony

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long-sleeved kimono

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yellow; amber

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

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place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

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embroidery

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calligraphy

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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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primary school; elementary school; grade school

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inkstone

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to finish writing

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next; secondly; subsequently

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time required; time taken; necessary time

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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to form a pair; to pair up

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gently; airily; fluffily

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smallish; on the small side

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an honest man; a good citizen

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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just; right; pure; genuine; truth

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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all things; all creation; universal

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law; rule

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