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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

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return; welcome home

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

2

strength training; resistance training; muscle-building

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

big; large; great

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(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

3

plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate

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service area

2

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

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

2

to make a note (of); to take a note (of)

1

hundred battles; many battles

1

a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

1

a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

1

liver; lever; joystick

3

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

3

(having) two choices; choice between two things

3

the Two Ise Shrines

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Kinjirō

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to take off one's hat

2

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

3

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

2

nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)

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pistol; handgun

2

spice; spices; condiment

4

Tabasco (sauce)

5

chili sauce; chilli sauce

1

food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

light brown; golden brown; tan

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

deep crimson

1

encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

3

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy

5

to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

1

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

reluctant; hesitant

2

extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing

5

snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie

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