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grove of the village shrine

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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fisherman

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

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ambidexter; ambidexterity

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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west

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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

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fanatic

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revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

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advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

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to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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slaughter; massacre

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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isolation; being alone; being friendless

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becoming a lordless samurai

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new government; new administration

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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to repeat; to do something over again

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100; hundred

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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(one's) self; oneself

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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be; is

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emperor (of Japan); mikado

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tusk; fang

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to turn towards; to point

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blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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