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opposite shore

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

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railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

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handrail; railing; banister

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opposite bank; farther shore

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades

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will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

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to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)

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assassination; assassin

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)

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to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

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cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

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pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

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opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves

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the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

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emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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nature; disposition

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drama; play; powerful drug

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Confucianism

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

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lineage; pedigree; good family

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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troubles brought on by what one has written

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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

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct

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simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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half step; half a step

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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to become hoarse

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

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lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source

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both fists

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to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

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ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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