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rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring

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Judea (southern Palestine); Jews

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law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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Ixeris dentata (species of the daisy family)

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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simply; merely; only; solely

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coincidence

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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to bear; to endure

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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those (near the second person)

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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conclusion

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of course; certainly; naturally

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Debitto; David

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

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white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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to change one's clothes

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vibrator

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number; series of digits

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master of religious ceremonies

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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to answer; to reply

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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soul; spirit

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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twelfth day of the month; twelve days

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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Minister of Education

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forest; shrine grove

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

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to cut at; to slash at

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