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pencil

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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bucket; pail

3

partly puffed up; bubblingly

1

catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish

3

to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

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west

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east

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rice bran

5

to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to

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to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

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crucian carp (Carassius spp.)

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forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)

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sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

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charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

3

one end; an end; part; fragment

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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How are you?; What's up?

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thin skin

1

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory

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gravesite; tomb

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to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

2

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

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rain water

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strict; stern; rigorous; severe

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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about when; about what time; how soon

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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a great variety of; diversity

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pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

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complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character

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to fall in love

3

something like ...; something called ...

1

subject; theme; motif

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turbulence; severe quake

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to knead; to turn

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intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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to be planted

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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friendship; amity

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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