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reinforcement

3

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

condition; situation; prospects

2

fierce fighting

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

1

putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

general

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

absentmindedness; dreaminess; fool; blockhead; hollowness; emptiness

2

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

3

Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings

1

snorkeling; snorkelling

1

warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

insolent fellow; rude fellow

2

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

punching and kicking

1

to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

2

spanking (a child)

1

humiliating

1

rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced

1

spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool

1

with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

1

niece

3

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

1

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

sniffling; sniffing

2

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

Gakuto

1

webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution

1

we; us; I; me

1

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1