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one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

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be; is; isn't it?

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

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looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

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patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

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in this case

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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Okamoto Tarō (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

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19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

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to have the privilege of doing

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many years; a long time

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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

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set of three; three sets; three classes

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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fire; conflagration

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palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

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basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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zoo; zoological gardens

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science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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experiment; experimentation

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birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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