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simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character

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Karatsu

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raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)

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abstemious; austere

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stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

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worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

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culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

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black (colour, color)

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exclusion

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abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation

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drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

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vulgar; coarse; lowbrow

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

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matcha; powdered green tea

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somehow; for some reason (or other); why

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centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero

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desertification

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taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet

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reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

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1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

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engagement; betrothal

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plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

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hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

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in great numbers

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large tree; big tree; huge tree

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maternal relative; relative on one's mother's side

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to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

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formalism

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to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed

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merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

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to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)

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sense of responsibility

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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being good-for-nothing; useless person

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having not yet occurred; having not yet appeared; undiscovered; not yet invented; unpublished

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(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

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indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing

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measuring; weighing; metric; distance function

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to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

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feel; touch

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reluctant (to part)

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company

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gust of wind; vanguard

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some book; book about that subject; books

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

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