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whatever the case; under any circumstances

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empty-handed

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shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

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commotion; stir

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to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

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bucket; pail; tub

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beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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exceedingly; very

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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hey; hold on; come on

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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hey there; I say; see here

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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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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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to sell off; to sell completely

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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many times

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each time

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dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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to use up; to squander

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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we

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