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central stalk of a dried rice plant

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millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town

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majority (vote)

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approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

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abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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imaginary

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chapel

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to behave well (of a child)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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part-time work

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obscenity; harlotry

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one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours

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both sides

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to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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Masao

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nonprosecution; nonindictment

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nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

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Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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total amount of damage

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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examination; investigation; prosecution

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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law department; law school

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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legal circles

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all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)

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conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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is never the case; has never happened

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(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

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to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

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one's natural voice

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to lodge a complaint

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

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criminal record

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bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs

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