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above the ceiling

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

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sounds

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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employee; servant

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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clenched fist

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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full of; brimming with

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pose; pause

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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guild

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registration; accession; register; entry; record

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)

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adventurer

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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of course; certainly; naturally

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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long distance; tele-

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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