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cousin (male)

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second cousin

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

fog; mist; spray

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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Rus' (old name of Russia)

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first; first base; first baseman; fast

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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alias; assumed name

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foreign country

2

naturalization; naturalisation

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to prohibit

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

little by little

2

burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

eye strain

3

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

2

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

blood vessel; vein

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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circulation (of the blood)

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

1

coat; coating

1

pocket

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doctor

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simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

2

Sasaki

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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ophthalmology

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

2

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

third day of the month; three days

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busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

2

(medical) doctor; physician

3

constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.

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contact; contact lens

3

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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