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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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field

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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the Japanese spirit

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farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments

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to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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acquaintance

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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weak; feeble

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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to feel oneself indebted to

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to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

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correct answer

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timid person; coward

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katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

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to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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to explain the situation

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to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu

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aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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long trip

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opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

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(sake) decanter

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look, look!

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strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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sliding; slipping

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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more than usual; especially; particularly

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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big hit; great success

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various

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to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

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book; register

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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