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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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indulging in every possible luxury

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lord; master

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sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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true story

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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

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citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible

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surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

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katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

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rice and curry; curry rice

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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collection; correction

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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rapidly; flapping wings

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childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

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disuse; not using; non-usage

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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

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superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)

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Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

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to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

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honest; steady

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sandy beach

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to run around; to bustle about

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brigadier general; commodore

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Yoshimune

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in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

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to head home; to leave for home

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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nowadays; recently

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gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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coffee shop

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to bungle; to make things awkward

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dear me; I mean; or rather

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packing; baling; crating

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personal delivery

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully

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