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No., residence
family name, surname, clan
family name, lineage, birth

full name, identity
3) the said person, he, she, same person
4) both persons
5) Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)
gradually (progress into a state)

first step
3) third person, outsider, disinterested person
4) leading person
5) World War II
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bind, join, fasten, organize, contract, do up

hair, tie
result, consequence
2) after all, eventually
3) marriage
4) conclusion
5) to tie, to bind, to link; to bear (fruit)
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organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key

(music)
regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification

maintenance, servicing, outfitting
3) well-ordered, in good order, well-featured
4) sorting, arrangement, organization
5) adjustment, coordination, integration
Imperial Palace
2) Imperial Household Agency
3) Shinto shrine
4) palace
5) womb, uterus
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ruling, governing, overall, relationship
president, chief executive

2) unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification
3) tradition, convention
4) integration, unification, synthesis
5) statistics
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counter for machines, foundation, fundamentals, radical (chem)
foundation, basis, standard

standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference
3) fund, foundation
4) foundation, basis
5) base
fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill,

worry, plan, suggestion, draft, ponder
bill (law)
proposal, proposition, suggestion
3) rejected bill (project)
4) pending question, pending problem
5) original plan, original bill, motion, draft
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constellations, palace, princess, Shinto

shrine
plan, project, behavior, actions, raise
to raise, to elevate; to do up (ones hair)

2) election
3) general election (of the lower house)
4) small electoral district
5) one effort, one action
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protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain,

support
to guarantee
US-Japan Security Treaty, safety, security
3) care, protection, shelter, safeguard
4) security guarantee (e.g. military security
5) guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure
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pine tree
pine tree
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora)
3) pine grove
4) young pine
5) Matsuya (department store)
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

clear, bright, plain, obvious
3) Showa period (1926-1989 CE)
4) Showa era
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company), Shouei
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propose, take along, carry in hand
preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite

2) proposal, proposition, suggestion
3) offer, tender, program sponsoring
4) to present
5) proposal, motion
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price, value, cost

2) stock prices
3) valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation
4) value, worth, merit
5) the price of land
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ballot, label, ticket, sign
apply, yes, reply, answer, OK, accept
to respond, to satisfy, to accept

interaction, correspondence, coping with
3) to respond, to live up to, to reward
4) aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting
5) subscription, application
label, ballot, ticket, sign

voting, poll
3) national referendum
4) counting ballots
5) number of votes polled, poll votes
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utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
bowl, vessel, container; ability, capacity

2) nuclear weapons
3) weapon, arms, ordinance
4) machinery and tools
5) viscera, internal organs
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value, price
inspection (e.g. customs, factory)

2) examination, prosecutor
3) consideration, examination, investigation
4) District Public Prosecutors Office
5) public prosecutor
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evidence, proof, certificate
securities, bonds, certificates

witness
3) evidence, testimony
4) guarantee, security, assurance, pledge
5) evidence, proof
examination, investigate
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no.

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lawyer, attorney
fellow, mutual, companion, comrade, bonding
3) soldier
4) doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title); expert
5) sumo wrestler, rikishi; strong man
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healthy, health, strength, persistence
health, sound, wholesome

health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
3) health, soundness, wholesome
4) quiet, dependable, uniform
5) health insurance
class, grade, rank, school class, grade

high class, high grade
3) class, rank, grade
4) classmate(s)
5) (school) class
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attitude, condition, figure, appearance,

voice (of verbs)
current status, condition, situation

2) situation, (present) state of affairs
3) true state, actual condition, reality
4) attitude, manner, behaviour
5) mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight; way
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tree trunk
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle

executive secretary, coordinator, organizer
3) management, (executive) staff, leaders
4) bullet train (very high speed), Shinkansen
5) basis, nucleus, root and branch
care, protection, shelter, safeguard

2) lawyer, attorney
3) (female) nurse
4) nursing
5) nursing, (army) nurse
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regiment, party, company, squad
self-defence force, self-defense force

2) force, unit, corps, echelon, element
3) group members
4) army, troops
5) (naval) fleet, armada
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faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
dispatch, despatch, send

clique, faction
3) splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing
4) right wing
5) left wing
clause, stripe, streak, item, article
condition(s), term(s), requirement(s)

treaty, pact
3) clause, article, stipulations
4) regulations, rules, laws, acts, ordinance
5) conditionally, with conditions attached
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safeguard, protect
single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
original, peculiar, characteristic

2) independence (e.g. Independence Day)
3) sole, independence, single, solo (flight)
4) peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
5) independent state or nation
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ratio, proportion, percentage

efficiency, efficacy, performance
3) tariff; tax rate
4) ratings (of a television program) (programme)
5) growth rate, coefficient of extension
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stretch, spread, put up (tent), lengthen,

counter for bows & stringed instruments
claim, request, insistence, assertion

tension, mental strain, nervousness
3) in the style of (esp. literary, artistic
4) Hold on, Go for it, Keep at it
5) official tour, business trip
defense, protection
self-defence force, self-defense force

defense, defence, protection, self-defense
3) satellite
4) Japan Defense Agency (Defence) (became
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5) health, hygiene, sanitation, medical
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righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
morality, righteousness, justice

2) doctrine, rule, principle
3) Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North
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4) duty, obligation, responsibility
5) socialism
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ri (old Japanese unit of distance

2) 1000 ri, (a) long distance
3) birth-place, home town
4) thousands of miles
5) foster child
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scheme, plan, policy, step, means
evaluate, criticism, comment
valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation

conference, discussion
3) critic
4) fame, reputation, popularity; rumour (rumor)
5) criticism, critique
political measures, policy

counter-plan, counter-measure
3) plan, policy
4) decision, settling on
5) policy, measure
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manufacture, production
2) manufactured goods, finished goods, product
3) manufacture, production
4) medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
5) steel manufacture
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ri, village, parents home, league
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
commandant, commanding officer, general

administration of justice
3) superior authorities, boss
4) headquarters
5) chairmanship, leading a meeting
imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark,

signpost, evidence, seal, souvenir, mark,
target, stamp
mark, objective, target

2) standard, level, norm
3) index, indices, indicator
4) elevation, height above sea level
5) target
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decision, cut out (pattern), tailor, judge
trial, judgement, judgment

president
3) restraint, sanctions, punishment
4) district court
5) Supreme Court
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ease, peace
confer, impart, instruct, grant
professor; teaching, instruction

lesson, class work
3) assistant professor
4) give and receive
5) award ceremony
health, sound, wholesome

health insurance
3) health foods
4) national health insurance
5) lull
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esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition,

fair, Dr., command
doctor, PhD; exposition, fair, exhibition

2) doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title); expert
3) museum
4) fair, exhibition, exposition
5) wide learning, natural history
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unfold, expand
development
development, growth
3) progress, development
4) exhibition, display
5) view, outlook, prospect
century, era
2) twentieth century
3) end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siecle
4) travellers journal, travelers journal
5) pre-era, BC, BCE
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master, discipline, conduct oneself well,

study
amendment, correction, revision, modification

2) training (esp. in-service), induction course
3) repair, mending
4) repairing, mending, servicing
5) repair, improvement
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happenstance, the late, especially, therefore, intentionally, consequently, reason,

cause, circumstances
accident, incident, trouble; circumstances

break-down, failure, fault, accident
3) home town, birthplace, old village
4) the deceased, old friend
5) traffic accident
salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
relief, rescue, reinforcement

relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
3) first-aid, emergency (aid)
4) help, aid, relief, salvation
5) relief, aid, rescue
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chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
inspection, regard as, see, look at
observation, guarding, inspection

2) police headquarters
3) opinion, point of view, visual point
4) importance, stress, serious consideration
5) ratings (of a television program) (programme)
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weave, fabric
organization, organisation; structure

systematic
3) textile, fabric
4) weave, weaving, woven item
5) to weave
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petal, speech, discrimination, distinguish,

valve, braid, dialect, dispose of
speech; dialect
lawyer, attorney
3) response, reply, answer, defence, defense
4) joint management, pool
5) defense, defence, pleading, advocacy
arrow
arrowhead, brunt, target
3) bearing the full brunt of something
4) rapid succession (e.g. questions)
5) an arrow, (a) retort
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stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for

small plants
share, stock, stump (of tree)

2) stock (company)
3) stock prices
4) shareholder, stockholder
5) public company, corporation, KK
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nurture, foster, bring up, rear, develop
nutrition, nourishment
training, development
3) culture, education, refinement, cultivation
4) recuperation, medical treatment
5) raising, culture, cultivation
success, hit
2) achievements, merit, meritorious service
3) meritorious deed, services
4) seniority by length of service
5) success, achievement, fruition
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figure, shape, appearance

2) attitude, posture
3) retreating figure, appearance from behind
4) appearance, ones face and figure
5) gallant figure
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boulevard, street, town
in the street
2) urban areas, the streets, town, city
3) business district, shopping district
4) town areas
5) residential area
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benefit, gain, profit, advantage
profit, gains; benefit, advantage

earnings, proceeds, returns
3) benefit, use, good, advantage, gain; profit
4) current profits, ordinary profit
5) decrease in profits
elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
plain, white silk; prime

raw materials, subject matter
3) component, factor, item (e.g. in list)
4) obedient, meek, docile, unaffected; honest
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figure, form, shape
honor, credit, achievement, merits, success
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dart, arrow
palace, tower, tall building
cabinet ministers
cabinet, (government) ministry
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4) formation of a cabinet
5) joining the cabinet
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node, occasion, stanza, joint, knot, season,

knuckle, verse, tune, honor, period, knob,
clause, melody
occasion, time; section (of a literary work)

season
3) turning point, critical juncture; knot
4) envoy, embassy, mission, delegate
5) economising, saving
lower house of the Diet

general public
3) people, populace, masses
4) masses, great number, the people
5) audience, attendance, hearers
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conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support
propulsion, driving force; implementation

2) recommendation
3) presumption, assumption, estimation
4) transition, change
5) estimate, estimation
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poem, poetry
poem, verse of poetry

poet
3) poetry anthology
4) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
5) modern poetry, modern-style poetry
interest, entertainment, pleasure

2) interest (in something)
3) promotion, encouragement
4) revival, renaissance, reconstruction
5) rising, developing, emergent
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constitution
2) unconstitutionality
3) charter
4) protecting the constitution
5) constitutional change
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lineage, system
series, sequence, system, order of succession

(of) Japanese descent
3) system, lineage, group; corollary
4) system, organization, organisation
5) ecosystem
district, county
district, county
rural districts, counties
3) Communist bloc
4) counties and prefectures
5) county offices
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constitution, law
retrieve, interest, entertain, pleasure, revive
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masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
conquer, chastise, attack, defeat, destroy
consideration, examination, investigation

2) debate, discussion
3) debate, discussion
4) re-examination, review, reappraisal
5) cleaning up, sweeping up, mopping up
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chafe, incite, violent, get excited, enraged
extreme, radical
sudden, precipitous, radical
3) stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement
4) fierce (hard-fought) battle, hot contest
5) intensification, aggravation
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alliance, oath
participation, affiliation
league, union, alliance
3) alliance, union, league
4) sworn friend
5) leader, leading power
criticism, judgement, judgment, comment

ratification, ratify
3) critical
4) criticism, review, commentary
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law, rule, code, ceremony
ceremony, rites
2) old book, classics, classic
3) type, pattern, archetypal
4) dictionary
5) festival
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expand, broaden, enlarge, extend
magnification, enlargement, expansion

scattering, diffusion
3) expansion
4) expansion, extension, enlargement, escape
5) an expanded or expanding equilibrium
will, intention, motive

2) intention, aim
3) same mind, comrade, kindred soul
4) aspiration, volunteering, desire
5) wish, desire, ambition
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ward, even number, 4th calendar sign,

town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or
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polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close

2) kitchen knife, carving knife
3) binding (book), format
4) one block (city); piece, an order
5) skillfulness
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strictness, rigidity, severity, stern
severity, strictness, intensity

strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong
3) dignity, majesty, sanctity
4) severe, rigid, strictness, rigor, rigour
5) severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
submit to, follow, secondary, subordinate,

accompany, incidental, obey, comply
up to now, so far, traditional

employee, worker
3) campaign
4) therefore, consequently, in accordance with
5) engaging, pursuing
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intention, shilling, plan, resolve, aspire,

motive, hopes
take position, depart, concerning, study,

per, settle
inauguration, assumption of office

2) finding employment, inauguration
3) about, concerning, as to, regarding
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5) employment, starting work
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strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual,

uncommon, queerness
exception, illness, singular, exceptional

strangeness, abnormality, disorder
3) different opinion, objection
4) objection, dissent, protest
5) different (quality, nature), heterogeneous
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warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown

storehouse, warehouse, godown
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4) rice granary
5) granary
bereaved family
corpse, remains
3) historic ruins (remains, relics)
4) gene, genetic
5) regrettable, unsatisfactory
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chant, recite, call upon, yell
imitation, copy, mock
chorus, singing in a chorus

2) to recite, to chant; to call upon
3) chorus group, choir
4) advocacy, proposal
5) song, singing
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proclaim, say, announce
declaration, proclamation, announcement

propaganda, publicity, advertisement
3) sentence, verdict, pronouncement
4) (right-wing) propaganda truck
5) oath, abjuration, pledge
scale, scope, plan, structure

2) large-scale
3) pattern, figure, design
4) small scale
5) model, dummy, maquette
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Emperor of Japan
2) crown prince
3) (Japanese) empress, queen
4) His Majesty the Emperor
5) Imperial Palace
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undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan
enterprise, undertaking, corporation

planning, project, plan, design
3) small to medium enterprises
4) large company, enterprise
5) Economic Planning Agency
belong, affiliated, genus, subordinate official
metal
attached to, belong to, member
3) independent
4) attached, belonging (to), included, enclosed
5) to belong to, to come under
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bequeath, leave behind, reserve
copulate, boom, prosper
popular; prosperous; enthusiastic; energetic

2) peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season)
3) to incorporate, to include
4) height of prosperity
5) to serve (food, etc.); to fill up
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look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
temporary, special, extraordinary

clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
3) coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime
4) reigning, controlling; to reign, to dictate
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source, origin
source of funds, resources, finances
3) resources
4) epicentre, epicenter, earthquake centre
5) source of electricity, electrical power
flag; pataka (banner)

national flag
3) (design on a) banner, slogan
4) standard-bearer
5) raising an army, launching business
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injury, start, genesis, hurt, originate,

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establishment, founding, organization

2) establishment, founding, organization
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plot, plan, descent, muscle, sinew, tendon,

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muscle; string, sinew, line, stripe; plot

muscle, sinew
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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds

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4) natto (fermented soybeans)
5) adzuki beans
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swamp, marsh; mountain stream, valley, dale

2) brilliance, polish, lustre, luster
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goodness, virtuous, good
good, goodness, right, virtue

betterment, improvement
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hinder, hurt, harm
security guarantee (e.g. military security

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disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
calamity, disaster, misfortune

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heat, hotness
heat wave, fierce heat
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notebook, memo pad

account book, register
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assistance, aid, support

support, backing, aid, assistance
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institution, establishment, facility

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plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume

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minuteness, carefulness, secrecy, density

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secret, secrecy
rigour, rigor, closeness, compactness
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hundredth of a yen
money, cash
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apologize, thank, refuse
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temporarily, provisionally, for example

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5) our house, our home
celebration, congratulations
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3) New Years greetings, New Years card
4) congratulatory palace visit
5) new years card
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color, stain, dye, paint, print
pollution, contamination
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secret, secrecy
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curtain, bunting; act (in play)

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4) highest-ranking sumo division
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judging, inspection, examination
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impair, weak point, pain
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serious wound or injury
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benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
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vice, immorality, corruption
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crossing swords, opposition, contention
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4) Japanese sword
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lawsuit, complaint
litigation, lawsuit
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4) koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)
5) presenting a case, suing
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breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
farm (livestock), ranch (US), station (Aus

2) pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend
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4) nomadism
5) pasture, grass
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silhouette, phantom, shadow
shadow, silhouette; reflection, image

influence, effect
3) photographing
4) shadow cabinet
5) face, looks, vestiges, trace
bow (and arrow)

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3) (Japanese) archery
4) bow and arrow
5) hacksaw
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attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure

2) blow, shock, strike, damage
3) shock, crash, impact, ballistic
4) bombing (raid)
5) to shoot (at); to attack, to defeat
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pit (of a fruit), stone; core; nucleus

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3) kernel, core, nucleus
4) nuclear (bomb) test
5) atomic fuel
cry, weep, moan
crying from vexation, tears of regret

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tears
4) to be moved to tears
5) cry, crying voice
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core, kernel, nucleus
wrinkle, shrink, reduce, contract, shrivel
disarmament, limitation of arms

reduction, curtailment
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beat, attack, defeat, conquer
bow, bow (archery, violin)
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accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal

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assistant, help
aid, help, assistance, assistant, counselor

colonel, (navy) captain
3) major, lieutenant commander, wing commander
4) lieutenant colonel, commander (navy)
5) major (JSDF)
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financing, loan
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5) harmony, reconciliation
order, regularity, system, method

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3) opportunity, occasion
4) rank, ranking order, hierarchy
5) order, sequence, procedure
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mansion, cottage, inn, hut, house
hut, house
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4) school building
5) rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown
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ford, ferry, port
negotiations, discussions; connection

interference, intervention
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5) to cross over, to go across; to extend
radioactive
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5) lease, rent, hire
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wisteria, Wisteria floribunda

conflict, complication, troubles, discord
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4) wisteria trellis (arbor, arbour)
5) wisteria vine
brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
command, direction
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3) exhibition, demonstration, show, display
4) supreme command, direction over all
5) volatilization, volatilisation
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fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
archery, shoot, shine into, onto
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preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
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echo, sound, reverberation, noise

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4) sound, noise, echo, acoustic(s)
5) symphony
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esteem, precious, honor, value, prize
precious, valuable
noble, aristocrat
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4) precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted
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claim, demand, request, application

application, request, petition
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4) claim rights
5) solicitation
opponent, rival, adversary; menace, danger

comparing with, match, rival, equal
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4) hostility, antagonism, opposition
5) lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic
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aggression, attack
attack, offence, offense

2) attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure
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5) offensive (movement), aggression
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small peninsula
cape (on coast)
3) Miyazaki prefecture (Kyuushuu)
4) sandspit
5) Nagasaki prefecture (Kyuushuu)
diameter
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3) aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
4) road, street, way, path, course, route, lane
5) bore, inside diameter
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supervision, control, superintendence

2) governor-general, governor, viceroy
3) admiral, commodore
4) urge, demand, importunity
5) stage director
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acid, bitterness, sour, tart
acid; sourness, sour taste

oxidation
3) acidity; acidic
4) oxygen
5) carbon monoxide
settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
payment of taxes
consent, assent, understanding, agreement
3) payment, supply
4) natto (fermented soybeans)
5) crop, harvest, receipts
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method, diameter, path
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timber trees, wood
establish, create
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4) tree-planting
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sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
holding a meeting, open an exhibition

organization, organisation, sponsorship
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4) joint sponsorship
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very much, exceedingly, extremely

supremacy
3) most difficult, next to impossible
4) urgent, pressing
5) beatitude, supreme bliss
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mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
space, air, midair

2) universe, cosmos, space
3) astronaut
4) National Space Development Agency, NASDA
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cherry
cherry tree, cherry blossom; decoy

cherry blossom
3) (edible) cherry
4) double-flowered cherry tree
5) mountain cherry, Prunus donarium
diffusion, spread
2) to reach, to amount to, to befall
3) investigation (e.g. into someones guilt)
4) reference, allusion
5) spread, extension, influence, aftereffect
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section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage

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4) collection of haiku poems
5) in the end, finally, after all, at last
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vein, pulse, hope
personal connections
pulse
3) mountain range
4) artery
5) vein
disjoin, digress, detach, separation
to be separated from, to leave, to go away

distance, range
3) separation, partition, detachment
4) divorce
5) withdrawal, secession, separation, breakaway
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phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
exercise, cause, reach out, exert
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climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
maneuver, chastity, manipulate, virginity,

operate, fidelity, steer
chastity, fidelity, honour, honor, faith

2) operation, management, processing
3) flying (a plane); management, handling
4) operation
5) gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
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pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize, pinch
pointing out, identification

exposing, unmasking, laying bare
3) picking out, exposing, taking out
4) to pinch, to hold, to pick up
5) washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
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nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
birth, creation, formation

birth, nativity
3) Emperors Birthday Holiday (Dec 23rd) (Emperor Shouwas was April 29th)
4) Happy Birthday
5) Happy Birthday
bridegroom
rascal
3) Lagoon Hachiro
4) prostitute, entertainment woman
5) vagabond, floater, vagrant; day labourer
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filial piety, childs respect
translate, reason, circumstance, case
translation; de-encryption, deciphering

2) interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
3) the items, breakdown, classification
4) conclusion from reasoning
5) excuse; explanation
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watch over, see
(female) nurse
nursing, (army) nurse
3) sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard
4) nursing (a patient)
5) connivance, shutting ones eyes to
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2) filial piety
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4) loyalty and filial piety
5) devoted to ones wife
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promotion, encouragement
2) dullness, depression, slump, stagnation
3) strike out (baseball), fanning out
4) pretence (pretense), show; appearance
5) oscillation, vibration
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offering, counter for drinks, present, offer
donation, contribution, offering

contribution, services
3) literature, books (reference), document
4) blood donation
5) flower offering
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round ricecake offering
mirror
telescope
3) spectacles, glasses
4) microscope
5) binoculars, field glasses
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son, counter for sons
play music, speak to a ruler, complete
musical performance
2) concerto
3) instrumentalist, player
4) (musical) accompaniment
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village, native place, district, home town
home town, birthplace, old village

native place, birth-place, ones old home
3) birth-place, home town
4) nostalgia, homesickness
5) same village, same town, same province
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oneself (itself, etc.); I (or me); you

self, oneself
3) net worth, owned capital
4) self denial, self control
5) self-introduction
maintenance, preservation, improvement

fibre, fiber, textile
3) restoration (e.g. Meiji)
4) synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
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home run (baseball)

2) third base
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4) two-base hit, double
5) bases loaded (baseball)
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grave, tomb
gravesite, tomb
cemetery, graveyard
3) visit to a grave
4) tombstone, gravestone
5) in front of a grave
beach, seashore
2) sandy beach
3) seaside
4) beach, foreshore
5) white sandy beach
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fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty
vapor, steam
faithful, loyal, devoted; hardworking

2) loyal retainer, loyal subject
3) loyalty, sincerity
4) loyalty, devotion
5) advice, warning
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home country, country, Japan
commonwealth, federation of states

fellow countryman
3) (traditional) Japanese music
4) Oriental country, the Orient
5) Japanese film
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seacoast, beach, seashore
confront, resist, defy, oppose
electrical resistance, resistance, opposition

protest, objection
3) opposition, antagonism
4) dispute, resistance
5) antibiotics
train (steam)
2) steamship, steamboat, steamer
3) steam whistle
4) train fare
5) brackish water
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dispatch, give, undertake,

despatch, do, send
donate,
dispatch, despatch, send

pocket money, spending money, pin money
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4) wasting ... on (e.g. money), squandering
5) speech, expression, wording
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male (animal)
hero, great man
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4) grandeur, magnificence, splendour, splendor
5) male and female (animal)
along, by, parallel to

along
3) coast, shore, littoral
4) route, course, roadside
5) along railway line
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tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight
urgent, pressing, emergency

2) tension, mental strain, nervousness
3) rigour, rigor, closeness, compactness
4) tension, strain
5) shrinkage, contraction, economy, retrenchment
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actor, actress, player, performer

haiku poetry (17-syllable poem usually in 3
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4) the world of the haiku
5) haikai (humourous or vulgar renga poetry)
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creek, inlet, bay
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually

2) sincerity, good faith
3) sincere, honest, faithful
4) loyalty, sincerity
5) sincerity
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cessation, discarding, abandon, abolish,

obsolete
annulment, disposal, abandon, scrap

2) abolition, repeal
3) rejected bill (project)
4) annulment, abolition, repeal, rescission
5) total abolition
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domesticate, raise, keep, feed
breeding, raising, rearing

fodder, feed
3) shepherd, (pet) owner
4) to keep, to raise, to feed
5) pet dog
nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
nest, rookery, breeding place, hive; den

old haunts, former homes
3) ovary
4) to leave the nest
5) building a nest
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inlet, bay
2) old name of Tokyo
3) Edo River
4) canal
5) true Tokyoite
sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth,

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lie along, run alongside, follow along, run

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colleague, official, companion
cabinet ministers
bureaucrat, bureaucracy
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4) staff, staff officer
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good luck, joy, congratulations
lucky omen, good omen

ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen
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4) good fortune, good luck
5) good news
great master of go (shogi)

sacred precincts, sanctuary
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4) sacred place, holy ground, the Holy Land
5) holy war, crusade
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step, trample, carry through, appraise,

evade payment
to be based on, to have origin in

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bond, loan, debt
debt, loan
national debt, national securities
3) credit, claim
4) debt, liabilities
5) bond, debenture
sheep
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3) amniotic fluid
4) mutton, lamb (meat)
5) ram
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ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
rule, ceremony, affair, case, matter

2) funeral service
3) unavoidable, inevitable, beyond ones control
4) unavoidably, necessarily, inevitably
5) ceremony, rite, ritual, service
graft (tree), inherit, succeed, patch
continuation
successor
3) relay, hook-up
4) relieving the (starting) pitcher
5) inheritance, succession, accession
break, destroy, demolition
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in

destruction, disruption; (application) crash
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4) to break, to destroy, to demolish; to wreck
5) to be broken, to break; to fall through
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saint, sage, master, priest, holy
grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy,

blessing, benefit
favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude

2) grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit
3) amnesty, pardon
4) ones honoured teacher, ones honored teacher
5) requital of a favour (favor)
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let go, going, journey, travel, chase away
round trip, coming and going, return ticket

coming and going, road, correspondence
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4) former, one-time, years ago
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funeral service
company funeral
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4) burial
5) attendance at a funeral
battle, fight, combat

strife, conflict
3) spring offensive (Japanese unions)
4) joint struggle, common (united) front
5) fighting bravely, strenuous efforts
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apprehend, chase
arrest, apprehension, capture

2) to be arrested
3) stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity
4) arrestee, person arrested
5) arrest warrant
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tide, salt water, opportunity
tide, current; salt water; opportunity

tide, current; tendency
3) tide, tidal current, trend
4) Japan Current, Kuroshio Current
5) flush, blush
taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation

2) evasion, avoidance
3) refugees, evacuees
4) contraception
5) inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable
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collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in

2) to collapse, to crumble
3) crumbling, collapse, ruin
4) cursive style of writing or calligraphy
5) avalanche
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germ, bud, sprout, spear
sprout
to bud, to sprout
3) malt
4) burgeoning
5) sprout, bud, shoot
force, imminent, spur on, urge
to draw near
force, intensity, appeal, strength
3) threat, menace, coercion, terrorism
4) tension, strain
5) spirit, soul, drive, vigor, vigour
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die, demolish, level, crumble
avert, ward off, shirk, shun, evade, avoid
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fight, war
delusion, perplexity, beguile
doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion

2) expectation, prediction, forecast
3) trouble, bother, annoyance
4) being at sea, losing ones bearings
5) planet
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headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry, listen
listening, hearing, audition, radio reception

ratings (of a television program) (programme)
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manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser

corpulence, fatness, obesity
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4) swell, enlarge, corpulence, fatness, obesity
5) chemical fertilizer, chemical fertiliser
tax evasion
withdrawal, secession, separation, breakaway
3) escape
4) secession, retirement
5) shedding, molting, emergence
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flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
flute, pipe, whistle

2) steam whistle
3) whistle
4) horn, alarm, whistle, foghorn
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bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
arena, esp. in sumo

straw bag, bale, sack; counter for bags
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ring
5) one (straw) bagful
iron and steel

2) steel
3) steel manufacture
4) steel material
5) steel sheet, steel plate(s)
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the vertical, height; front-to-back, length

2) flying (a plane); management, handling
3) length and width, every direction
4) flying through, cutting across
5) dividing vertically, vertical split
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withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude, remove
evacuation, withdrawal, revocation, repeal

annulment, abolition, repeal, rescission
3) withdrawal, revocation, repeal
4) withdrawal, revocation, repeal; demolition
5) withdrawal
tighten, lock, fasten, tie, shut
company director, board member

board of directors
3) conclusion, execution (of a contract)
4) closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed
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take off, undress, removing, escape from,

get rid of, be left out
tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
executive(s)
2) enforcement, performance, execution, exercise
3) writing (e.g. as a profession)
4) stay of execution, suspended sentence
5) executive committee
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tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room
tuft, tassel; bunch (of grapes, etc.)

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lay aside, except
measure, step
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cut, reduction, curtailment

digging out, excavation
3) to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen
4) elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure
5) flaked bonito
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camp, battle array, ranks, position
camp (group of same ideological beliefs)

2) press corps
3) retreat, withdrawal, retirement
4) battle formation, lineup
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repress, well, now, in the first place, push,

shove, press, seal, do in spite of
to pin something down, to hold something

down
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3) control, restraint, suppression, constraint
4) internment, detainment, detention
5) check, checkmate, stave off, control
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choose, select, elect, prefer
selection, choice, option

2) adoption, selection, choice
3) choices, alternatives, options
4) two alternatives
5) elective subject or course
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sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer

to, question, indications
feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity

symbol
3) supplementary charge
4) collection, levy
5) symbolic
plane, sharpen, whittle, pare
ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44
publication (e.g. article in paper)

2) serialization, serialisation, serial story
3) record, statement, description, mention
4) loading (on board), equipping
5) lading, loading, carrying
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reach to, practice, serve as, advantage,

change, benefit, as a result of, welfare,
good, make, cost, do, try, be of use
good, advantage, benefit, welfare; sake

act, deed, conduct
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4) exchange rates
5) artificial, unnatural
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eye, eyeball; eyesight; look; experience

2) spectacles, glasses
3) main point
4) ophthalmology
5) binoculars, field glasses
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excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
superiority, excellence
splendid (excellent) work
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reparations, indemnity, compensation

compensation, reparation
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4) recompense, indemnity, atonement
5) repayment, redemption, amortization
bullet, shot, shell

bounce, spring, rebound; momentum, inertia
3) bomb
4) oppression, suppression, pressure
5) elasticity, flexibility
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reject, decline, repel, refuse
denial, veto, rejection, refusal

2) right of veto
3) (organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal
4) to refuse, to reject, to decline
5) refusal, rejection
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position, location, base, point

2) basis, foundation
3) evidence, proof
4) stronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters
5) donation, contribution
penalty, sentence, punishment, punish
hillock, mound
mound
shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden
3) milestone (1 ri apart)
4) anthill
5) anthill
penalty, sentence, punishment

(police) detective; criminal matter
3) death penalty, capital punishment
4) prosecution
5) prison, penitentiary
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winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up,

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repetition, reiteration, iteration, cycle

2) to repeat, to do something over again
3) fundraising, financing
4) upward move, advance
5) postponement
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foothold, based on, follow, therefore
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bullet, twang, flip, snap
sketch, compose, write, draw, paint
depiction, description, portrayal

rough sketch
3) to delineate, to draw, to express, to imagine
4) line drawing
5) to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict
cause, exert, incur, engage, doth, do, send,

forward
coincidence, agreement, union, match

2) invitation
3) attraction, lure, invitation
4) agreement, concurrence, conformance
5) involuntary manslaughter, accidental homicide
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tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of

mountain
tail, ridge
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3) end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph
4) copulation (in animals)
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bell (often globular)

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3) bunches (e.g. of fruit), clusters
4) to grow in clusters
5) potato (Solanum tuberosum)
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paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item,

term (expression)
(data) item, entry

2) clause, article, stipulations
3) matter, item, facts
4) important points
5) preceding paragraph
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consort, accompany, bring with, companion
companion, follower, attendant, retinue

(musical) accompaniment
3) company, accompany, going with
4) accompanying another somewhere
5) companion
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism),

consideration, compassion, humanity, charity;
human; kernel; nucleolus
2) humanity and justice, duty
3) the two guardian Deva kings
4) personage
5) flaxseed, linseed
tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board,
phonograph record
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foundation, basis, base, footing

2) endgame, final stage
3) middle (stage)
4) stronghold, base, (the) ground
5) the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)
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intestines, guts, bowels, viscera
guts, bowels, intestines

2) colon
3) stomach, gastrointestine
4) Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
5) rectum
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put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display,

hang out, publish, describe
to publish, to print, to carry (an article)

publication (e.g. article in paper)
3) notice, bulletin
4) hoist (flag), fly, display
5) bulletin board, display board, notice board
miss, mourning
chief mourner
loss, forfeit
3) mourning
4) going into mourning
5) Imperial mourning
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charity, man, kernel, humanity, virtue,

benevolence
suspend, depend, hang, consult, 10%, install
worry, fear, anxiety, concern

2) eagerness, earnestness, risking ones life
3) very hard, with utmost effort
4) pending question, pending problem
5) offering prizes, winning, reward
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pledge, promise, vow
contract, compact, agreement

opportunity, chance
3) pledge, vow, promise, destiny
4) to pledge, to promise, to swear
5) impression of a seal over the joint of two
papers, tally
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abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
activity (esp. energetic), great efforts

leaping, jumping, spring, exciting
3) leaping, activity; leapfrog (over a problem)
4) rush, dash, onslaught, dancing ahead
5) (at) one bound
annulment, disposal, abandon, scrap

abandonment, giving up, throwing away
3) abstaining from voting
4) abandonment, renunciation, resignation
5) abandonment, desertion, relinquishment
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send back, return
return, restoration
2) repatriation, return; (electrical) feedback
3) resolution, reduction, return to origins
5) return, restoration, refund, (duty) drawback
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undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
clean, hygenic, sanitary; pure, virtuous

brevity, conciseness, simplicity
3) innocence (i.e. not guilty), purity
4) manly, sportsmanlike, pure, upright
5) unclean, dirty, filthy, impure
residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion

2) official residence
3) official residence
4) private residence
5) mansion, residence
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warmth
concern, consider, deliberate, fear, prudence, thought
consideration, concern, forethought

2) rack ones brains
3) consideration, taking into account
4) anxiety, concern, fear
5) diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion
warmth
2) heating
3) mild winter, warm winter
4) air-conditioning, heating and cooling
5) heat and cold, (extremes of) temperature
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bounding-box, (kokuji)
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
hole; deficit, shortage

filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form
3) pitfall, trap, pit
4) cave from which cold wind blows
5) grave, specifically the hole in the ground
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skip, leap, dance
spool,
frame, slide, border

frame, framework
3) within the limits (framework, boundaries
4) beyond (the) limits
5) mold, mould
bright, serene, cheerful, melodious, clear
reading aloud, recitation

bright, clear, cheerful
3) good news
4) brightness, cheerfulness, melodious
5) clear, sonorous, full-sounding, resonant
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announcement, show, display, introduction

frank, blunt, plain, outspoken; conspicuous
3) street stall, stand, booth
4) express ones mind, speak out
5) disclosure, exposure, revelation
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence

grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit
3) most favored nation, most favoured nation
4) blessing, grace
5) Ebisu (god of fishing and commerce)
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Italy, that one
Isetan (department store)

2) elegance, dandyism, sophistication
3) Grand Shrine at Ise
4) Italy
5) Italy
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relax, lessen, slacken, be moderate, loosen,

ease
relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation

loose, slack; gentle, easy, slow; lenient
3) in case of emergency
4) to become loose, to slacken
5) slack, looseness
Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands)

2) open sea
3) Director General of Okinawa Development
Agency
4) coast, offing, offshore
5) to rise up into the air
lungs
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pneumonia
3) pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption
4) lung cancer
5) lung cancer
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subscription, buy
demand, request, need
purchase, buy
2) subscription (e.g. magazine)
3) purchase, buy
4) buying power
5) to compensate, to make up for
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kindness, favor, blessing, grace
tribute, support, finance
contribution, services
tribute
3) tribute
4) to support, to finance
5) bringing tribute
demand, request
2) domestic demand
3) supply and demand
4) munitions, military stores
5) civilian requirements
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allot, fill
fullness, completion, perfection

expansion
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4) charging (electrically); electrification
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end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin

extreme, extremity
3) pointed end, tip, fine point, spearhead, cusp
4) the beginning
5) one end, an end; part, fragment
sale, disposal by sale

cooling, refrigeration
4) incineration, destroy by fire
5) ridding (freeing) oneself
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find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, seize,

get
acquisition, possession
2) capture, seizure
3) fishing, catch, haul
4) excessive fishing, overfishing
5) game, spoils, trophy
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penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up

(all night)
thoroughness, completeness
all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night
3) to sink in, to penetrate, to devote oneself
4) to let pass, to overlook, to continue
5) cool-headedness
completely, really, thoroughly, deeply

2) maturity, ripeness
3) being familiar with
4) inexperience, unripeness, raw, unskilled
5) skill, dexterity, proficiency
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focus (e.g. photographic), focal point

2) impatience
3) to burn, to be burned
4) a bad debt
5) impatience, uneasiness, irritation
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highness, steps (of throne)
your Majesty, his (or her) Majesty

His Majesty the Emperor
3) her majesty the Empress
4) the reigning emperor, His Majesty the Emperor
5) Her Majesty the Queen
unite, collective, join, get together
combination, union, amalgamation

using together (jointly)
3) double-play (baseball)
4) to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
5) merger, joining into one, melding, merging
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impatient, singe, irritate, char, burn, hurry,

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mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill
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collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
collision, conflict
2) shock, crash, impact, ballistic
3) negotiation
4) important point, strategic position
5) impulse, impetus, urge
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rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess,

plunder, usurp
to snatch away, to dispossess

striking a batter out
3) recovery, rescue, recapture
4) usurpation, taking back, dispossession
5) recovery, rescue, recapture
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analysis
analysis, analytical study; parsing, parse
3) dialysis
4) dialysis
5) psychoanalysis
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3) (seaside) breakers
4) seacoast
5) all over the country
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praise, title, admire, appellation, fame,

name
title of honour, title of honor

2) name, title
3) temporary name
4) popular name, nickname, alias
5) pet name
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entice, ask, lead, call for, tempt, seduce, invite, allure
to invite, to ask, to call (for); to tempt

abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping
3) guidance, leading, induction, introduction
4) invitation, introduction; temptation
5) attraction, lure, invitation
concession, conciliation, compromise

2) transfer, assignment, conveyance
3) selling (real-estate) lots
4) transfer, assignment
5) to hand over, to turn over, to cede
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promotion, acceleration, encouragement

2) to urge, to press, to prompt, to suggest
3) request, demand, claim, urge (action)
4) urge, demand, importunity
5) fussily, busily, sedulously
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hold back, refrain from, be moderate,

withdraw, draw in
to be temperate in
subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy
3) koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court)
4) reserve, spare, backup; note, memorandum
5) waiting room
challenge, contend for, make love to
challenge, defiance
provocation, stirring up, arousal
3) provocative, suggestive, lascivious
4) to challenge, to throw down the gauntlet
5) challenger
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stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite
defer, turnover, transfer, convey
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bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast
be mistaken for, go astray, distract, divert
dispute, trouble, strife

2) complication, confusion, disorder
3) losing something
4) fluke, chance
5) to be diverted, to slip into
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prudent, humility, be careful, discrete
discretion, prudence, caution, care

penitence, discipline, house arrest
3) indiscretion, imprudence
4) modesty, self-control, discretion
5) to be careful, to be discreet
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sagacious, genius, excellence
excellence, genius
gifted (accomplished) man
3) swift horse, fleet steed, fast runner
4) a genius, prodigy
5) excellence, genius
handshake
grasp, catch, understanding
3) to let (someone) take hold of your hand
4) to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi
5) grip, handle
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gun, arms
gun, rifle, small arms

2) shooting, gunning (down)
3) bullet (from a rifle)
4) rifle, small arms
5) pistol, revolver
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portable, carry (in hand), armed with,

bring along
cooperation, coordination, link

something carried (in the hand), handheld
3) cooperation, tie-up, joint business, link-up
4) to engage in, to participate, to take part
5) carrying
congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

2) bitterness, mortification
3) astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons)
4) reluctantly, unwillingly
5) tasteful (clothing), cool
sugar
sugar
sugar
3) diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes
4) blood sugar level
5) amount of sugar, sugar content
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requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint,

consign
trust, entrusting
2) consign (goods (for sale) to a firm)
3) being entrusted with, taking charge of
4) solicitation
5) investment trust
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encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate
aggression, invasion, raid

infringement, violation, trespass, impairment
3) invasion
4) to invade, to raid, to trespass, to violate
5) penetration, invasion, raid, aggression
hesitate, reluctant, astringent, have diarrhea
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grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine
diagnosis
2) medical examination and treatment, diagnosis
3) medical examination
4) medical examination
5) percussion, tapping (medical)
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snapshot, take pictures
photographing
to take (a photo), to make (a film)
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4) knob, handle, button; (file) handle
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order around, use freely

bargaining, haggling; tactics, strategy
3) driving force
4) forerunner, pioneer, precursor; herald
5) to run to, to come running
inclusion, complete coverage

synthesis, recap, generalize, generalise
3) all together, batch, one lump, one bundle
4) unification, bringing together
5) lump-sum payment
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haven, port, harbor, ferry
tsunami, tidal wave

2) very interesting, of absorbing interest
3) all over the country, throughout the land
4) Aizu lacquer ware
5) tsunami, tidal wave
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rice plant
rice-plant
rice crop
3) wet-land rice
4) paddy field, rice field
5) ear (head) of rice
opacity
2) transparency, cleanness
3) permeation, penetration, soaking; osmosis
4) dialysis
5) dialysis
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sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to)

2) nervousness, oversensitivity
3) smart, quick, prompt
4) sharpness, keenness, sensitiveness
5) quickness, agility, activity
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repudiate, exclude, expel, reject
evacuation, emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.)

exclusion, removal, rejection, elimination
3) drainage
4) exhaust, ventilation
5) exclusion
wall, lining (stomach), fence
wall, barrier
enclosing wall, barrier
3) fresco, mural, wall painting
4) outer wall
5) surface of a wall
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cleverness, agile, alert
transparent, penetrate, permeate, filter
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tie up, arrest, constrict, fasten
rend, tear, split
split, division, break up

2) crack, crevice, fissure, chap
3) breakdown, rupture
4) explosion, rupture, break off
5) nuclear fission
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just so, justice, this, right
correction, revision
certainly, without fail; right and wrong
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4) party platform, party principles
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tight, reliable, strict, hard, solid, tough
main body (of troops); center field

holding on to, sticking to
3) bullish, firm (market)
4) steady, sound, reliable, solid
5) steady, firm, solid, secure
surplus, composure, margin, room, time

wealth, riches, opulence
3) affluence, prosperity
4) calm and composed, broadminded
5) calm and composed, broadminded
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rope; sumo grand champions braided belt

2) yokozuna (sumo grand champion)
3) fundamental principles, outline
4) principle
5) general plan, main points, summary
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handle, thresh, entertain, strip
treatment, service
treatment, service, handling, management
3) to handle, to deal with, to treat
4) way with (an animal), how to handle
5) to treat, to handle, to deal in
lawn, sod, turf

2) Toshiba (company)
3) play, drama
4) lawn
5) picture story show
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sue, accuse
litigation, lawsuit
2) administrative litigation (action)
3) criminal action
4) lawsuit, (legal) case
5) (lawsuit) costs
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welfare, happiness
welfare, well-being, social welfare

social welfare
3) child welfare
4) assistive products (e.g. wheel chairs
5) welfare state
perusal, see
exhibition
fair, exhibition, exposition
3) list, table, schedule, catalogue, catalog
4) inspection, reading; browsing (the WWW
5) at a glance, (a) look, (a) glance
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turf, lawn
examine oneself, turn around, look back,

review
adviser, advisor, consultant

2) customer, client, patron
3) recollection
4) memoirs, reminiscences
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past), to turn around, to review; to reflect, to
reconsider; to consider (usu. used in negative),
concern
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discipline, punishment, reprimand
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welcome, reception
cheer, shout of joy
3) delight, great joy
4) exchange of courtesies (cordialities)
5) pleasure quarter
honor, honour, credit, prestige

honour, honor
3) dishonor, dishonour, disgrace, shame
4) honorary position
5) honour, honor
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offer, persuade, recommend, advise, encourage
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

2) recommendation, advice, suggestion
3) invitation, solicitation, canvassing
4) encouragement, stimulation
5) (encouragement of) industry
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clamor, disturb, excite, boisterous, make

noise
uproar, disturbance
noise
3) strife, riot, rebellion
4) to make noise, to clamor, to be excited
5) clamour, uproar, tumult
excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

2) stirring, rousing oneself
3) hard struggle, strenuous effort
4) inspired, stimulated, roused
5) to show (ability), to wield (power)
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carapace, shell; 1st in rank, grade A; instep

2) first of the sexagenary cycle
3) armored, armoured
4) thyroid gland
5) (ship) deck
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swing, sway, tremble, shake, rock, vibrate
shaking, shaking up (ones adversary)

disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling
3) to shake, to swing, to sway, to shock
4) to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing
5) to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble
what?, Nara
Canada
Panama
3) Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)
4) where
5) hell, hades, eternity, theatre basement
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armor, instep, carapace, high (voice), A

grade, first class, former
stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
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reputation, praise, honor, glory
lineage, pedigree, faction, clan, clique
clique, faction
2) zaibatsu, plutocrats, financial clique
3) clique, clan, faction
4) alma mater clique, old school tie
5) military clique or party
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straw rope, cord
Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands)

Director General of Okinawa Development
Agency
3) rope, hemp
4) Jomon period, straw-rope pattern
5) roping off, stretching rope, demarcation
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already, too late

existing
3) established, completed, existing
4) marriage, married
5) vested rights
license, permit, licence, certificate

immunity, immunization, immunisation
3) exemption, exoneration, discharge
4) reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes)
5) dismissal, sacking, discharge
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neighboring
neighbor (neighbour)
2) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
3) neighbouring country, neighboring country
4) adjoin, adjacent, related
5) neighbour, neighbor, neighbourhood
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pattern, example, model
example, model
extent, scope, sphere, range, span
3) wide, extensive, comprehensive, far-reaching
4) model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion
5) exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, model
recommendation
2) self-recommendation
3) recommendation
4) woven straw mat (orig.
made of wild rice
leaves); beggar; Manchurian wild rice (Zizania
latifolia)
5) recommendation, advice, suggestion
luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, splendor,
gorgeous, flower, petal, shine
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay

wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour
3) Chinese (e.g. food)
5) splendor, splendour, magnificence
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philosophy, clear
philosophy
2) philosophical
3) unusual
4) wise man, philosopher, sage
5) wise man
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explanation
explanation, interpretation
release, liberation, acquittal
3) bail
4) explanation, vindication
5) the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama
recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer
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excuse, dismissal
conceal, cover, hide
to hide, to conceal
2) secret withdrawal
3) appearing and disappearing
4) destruction, suppression
5) retirement; retired person
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cedar, cryptomeria
Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica

cryptomeria forest
3) door made of cedar
4) redwood
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gentle, peace, depravity
majesty,
threat, menace
authority, power, influence
3) power, might, authority, influence
4) (pitchers) stuff
5) dignity
compromise, giving in
settlement, an agreement
3) valid, proper, right, appropriate
4) compromise plan
5) validity, verification, propriety
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be delayed, overdue, arrears, stagnate
stay, sojourn
2) congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation
3) stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention
4) non-payment, default
5) arrears, (being) overdue
1)
hump, high, noble, prosperity
prosperity
protuberance, projection, rising
3) rise, prosperity
4) prosperous, flourishing, thriving, muscular
5) prosperous, flourishing, thriving, muscular
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour

2) veteran, champion
3) hearty, exciting, stirring, lively, heroic
4) heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour
5) wealthy person, millionaire
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temporarily, a while, moment, long time
symptoms, illness
tentative, temporary
2) little while, short while, moment, instant
3) a short time later
4) for a short while, for a brief period
5) after a short time, presently
1)
delicate, minuteness, insignificance
delicate, subtle, sensitive; difficult

microbe, germ
3) microscopic
4) slight earthquake
5) microscope
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overpowering, great, powerful, excelling,

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yell, cry, scream
summons
arousal, excitation, awakening, evocation
3) shout
4) to shout, to cry, to scream, to clamour
5) to call out (to), to call, to invoke
illness
2) symptoms, condition
3) prognostic symptoms, after-effect
4) syndrome
5) serious illness
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liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah
liver, innards; courage, spirit, pluck, guts

liver
3) essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main
4) hepatitis
5) cirrhosis of the liver
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cord, rope
1) search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation

2) groping (for)
3) looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
4) index, indices, indexes
5) speculation, thinking, meditation
succeed to, pile, heap, attack, advance on
to attack, to assail, to make an assault

2) attack, charge, raid
3) air-raid
4) heredity, heritage
5) surprise attack
1)
squad, corps, unit, group
head, leader, Prime Minister

squad leader, honcho, team leader
3) group, party, section (mil)
4) member of a group
5) relief squad, rescue party
strange, unusual; (something) superb

delicate, subtle, sensitive; difficult
3) strange, queer, curious
4) ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
5) exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
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(Japanese) empress, queen

2) Queen Mother, Empress Dowager
3) empress, queen
4) after
5) afternoon, p.m.
2)
surprise, astonishment, wonder

2) to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
3) to be surprised
4) wonder, miracle
5) wonder, admiration
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tongue, reed, clapper
tongue; tongue-like object

speech
3) war of words
4) wicked tongue, abusive language
5) garrulity, loquacity, talkativeness
sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial
informal talk
friendship, intimacy
3) friendly (familiar) chat (talk)
4) kindness, intimacy, friendship
5) kindness, cordiality, exhaustiveness
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wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed
back, later, empress, queen, after, behind
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strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent,

delicate, charming, exquisite
nature, handle, crank, design, grip, pattern, knob, build, shaft
pattern, design
2) brand, make, description
3) personality, character, personal appearance
4) ones person
5) knife attached to the sheath of a sword
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hemp, flax
flax, linen, hemp

narcotic drugs, narcotic, opium, dope
3) hemp cloth, linen
4) hemp, cannabis; Shinto paper offerings
5) anaesthesia, anesthesia
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shallows, shoal; rapids, current, torrent

strait, channel
3) brink, critical moment
4) shallows
5) swift current, rapids
stimulant
detergent, washing material
3) medicine, drug
4) insecticide, pesticide
5) chemist, pharmacist
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collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide

into
defect, fault, deficiency, deformity

2) fall, sinking, surrender, capitulation
3) cave-in, subsidence
4) to fall, to trap, to cave in, to collapse
5) to trick someone into (committing a crime
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brace, pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
kan (approx. 3.75 kg)

consistency, coherence, integration
3) charge, rush, lightning attack
4) accomplishment, realization, realisation
5) pierce, penetrate, perforate
object, intent, aim; meaning

2) meaning, tenor, gist; effect, influence
3) hobby, tastes, preference
4) plan, idea
5) prospectus
2)
solace, relaxation
2) comfort the spirit (of the dead)
3) consolation
4) memorial service
5) condolences, sympathy call
1)
hermit, wizard, cent
mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture

2) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)
3) cent
4) hermit, wizard
5) daffodil, narcissus
1)
concurrently, and
and, in addition, concurrently

to be unable to (usu. kana)
3) additional post
4) concurrent post
5) equilibrium, good balance, poise
room, alike, purification, worship, Buddhist food, avoid
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests

funeral hall
3) a study, library
4) mourning, abstinence; taboo
5) mourning, abstinence; taboo
1)
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console, consolation, amusement, seduce,

cheer, make sport of, comfort
become, gist, proceed to, tend
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drug, dose, medicine
decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products
month (last third of)

middle of a month, second third of a month
3) ten-day period
4) first 10 days of month
5) first 10 days of the month
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prompt, immediate, in real time

same day
3) to conform to, to agree with
4) immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu
5) enthronement
object, intent, aim; meaning

point, essentials, gist, summary
3) center (centre), pillar, principle; purport
4) point of an argument, drift of an argument
5) main object, principal object, true aim
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falsehood, pretend, forgery, lie, counterfeit, deceive
imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged

2) forgery, falsification, fabrication
3) untrue, falsehood, fiction, deception, vanity
4) false evidence, perjury, false testimony
5) truth or error, authenticity
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champion, hegemony, supremacy, leadership
successive championships
conquest, domination, mastery
3) hegemony
4) supreme ruler, champion, titleholder
5) ambition, aspiration
willow (any tree of genus Salix)

2) comic haiku
3) green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
4) red-light district
5) Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28
mansions)
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electrical resistance, resistance, opposition

2) collision, conflict; being contrary
3) mortgage, a lien on ones mortgage
4) mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally
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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

buck (male deer)
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4) deer meat; deer
5) fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly
contrast, compare
comparison
comparative, relative
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4) theory of comparative advantage
5) proofreading, correction of press
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expert, delicious, relish, show a liking for,

purport, will, clever
detailed, full, minute, accurate, wellinformed
knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate

2) detail, particulars
3) full report, particulars
4) unknown, unidentified, unspecified
5) detailed explanation
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threaten, coerce
threat, menace
threat, menace, coercion, terrorism
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5) to threaten, to menace
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victim, sacrifice, scapegoat
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4) sacrifice fly, bunt
5) self-sacrifice, self-renunciation
thicket
to grow thickly, to be in full leaf
3) to grow thickly, to be overgrown
4) luxuriant growth
5) abatis
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gracious, elegant, graceful, refined
elegance, grace, refinement

2) old Japanese court music, gagaku
3) refinement, elegance
4) elegance, grace
5) elegant (literary) style
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netting, network
net, netting; web

communications network
3) retina
4) wire netting, wire mesh, wire screen
5) traffic network
distance, range
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3) short distance, short range, short-haul
4) short distance
5) long distance, tele-
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prospering, prosperity, thriving, flourishing

2) frequent, incessant
3) breed, multiply, increase, propagation
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tidal flat, tideland

lagoon
3) Lagoon Hachiro
4) Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
5) lagoon
decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
decoration
to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
3) ornament
4) clothing and accessories, attire
5) jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
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complexity, trouble
long-distance, spur, fetlock
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imperial, dragon
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)

2) dinosaur
3) Dragon King; promoted rook (shogi)
4) gateway to success, opening to honours
5) tornado, waterspout
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hate, dislike, detest
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant

dislike, hate; suspicion, tendency
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4) to hate, to dislike, to loathe
5) dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
charm, fascination, glamour, glamor

fascination
3) attraction, fascination, lure, captivation
4) to be entranced or possessed
5) to be charmed by
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spread, pave, sit, promulgate
site, plot, lot, grounds

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3) (dry) riverbed
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simultaneous, all at once

2) singing or chanting in unison
3) to put in order, to arrange, to adjust
4) equal, similar, like, equivalent
5) simultaneously, all at once
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measurement, foot/10
on the verge, just in front of

measurement, size, extent, dimension
3) cut (tear) to pieces
4) sun (approx. 3.03 cm)
5) just a minute, short time, just a little
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protection, advocacy, support, defence
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4) embrace, hug, holding in ones arms
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2) fine, penalty
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5) punishment
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cornerstone, foundation stone
foundation, basis
foundation stone, cornerstone
3) basic or standard deduction
4) foundation stone, cornerstone
5) English Language Proficiency Test, TOEFL
sphere, circle, radius, range
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically

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3) Arctic Circle, the Arctic
4) stratosphere
5) outside range, outside orbit
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destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
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lapse, annihilation (physics); extinguishment
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foot; leg; gait; pace

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4) three-legged race
5) losing ones standing, being overthrown
decay, depravity
tofu, bean-curd
3) taking pains to, racking ones brains
4) corrosion
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wisdom, intellect, reason
magnetism
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3) ceramics and porcelain
4) magnetic field
5) electromagnetic (physics)
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me, I (male)
I, me; you (used addressing young children)

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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3) supreme wisdom
4) the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice
5) benevolence and wisdom
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3) isolation, loneliness, solitude
4) orphanage
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compensation, indemnify
reparations, indemnity, compensation

indemnities, reparations
3) mandatory vehicle liability insurance
4) mandatory vehicle liability insurance
5) restitution, compensation for damages
deplete, befriend, serve, exhaust, use up,

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glide, volplane
2) viscous liquid, slime, mucus
3) smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted
4) descent (in skiing)
5) smoothness, glassiness
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flame, blaze
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Hold on, Go for it, Keep at it

obstinate
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4) tenacity, endurance
5) to persist, to insist on, to stand firm
congratulations!, long life!

longevity
3) life span
4) Ebisu (god of fishing and commerce)
5) 88th birthday
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colour, color, hue, tints

2) variegated, varicoloured, multi-colored
3) to colour, to color, to paint, to make up
4) oil painting
5) brilliance, vividness
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encourage, be diligent, inspire
encouragement (as an abstract concept)

encouragement, promotion, message, address
3) (act of) encouragement, stimulus, incentive
4) encouragement
5) to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

2) chain, chains
3) blockade; freezing (funds)
4) chain, chaining, catena, connection
5) economic blockade, embargo
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savings
2) emergency stores, stored, reserved
3) accumulation, accumulate, store
4) amassing of wealth
5) store, reserve, stock, savings
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radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle
radiance
2) brilliant, glorious, glittering
3) to shine, to glitter
4) to light up, to brighten
5) brightness, clearness, luminance
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patrol, go around, circumference
police, policeman
going around, patrol, round, tour
3) provincial tour
4) inspection tour
5) pilgrimage, pilgrim
rub, polish, grind, scrape, chafe
friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe

skyscraper
3) massage; masseur, masseuse
4) to pat, to stroke; to rub off, to polish
5) to pat, to stroke; to rub off, to polish
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chain, irons, connection
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longevity, ones natural life, congratulations
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book

scrolls
axis, stem, shaft, axle

main shaft
3) axis, pivot, central figure, key man
4) key, yardstick, criterion, standard
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moment, second, instant

moment, instant
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4) to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver
5) wink, twinkling (of stars)
earnings
working away from home
3) operation (of machine), actual work
4) operating ratio, rate of operation
5) trade, business, commerce, occupation
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cannon, gun
gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance

2) firing, discharge of gun
3) bombarding, shelling, bombardment
4) main battery, main armament
5) shell
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boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly
pride, boast
to boast of, to be proud of
3) exaggeration, hyperbole
4) exaggeration
5) proud, haughty, arrogant, splendid
vertical, perpendicular
2) hanging screen, curtain
3) to dribble, to spill; to suspend
4) hanging, something hanging (i.e. a flap
5) to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag
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2) victim, sacrifice, scapegoat
3) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift
4) self-sacrifice, self-renunciation
5) casualty
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auspicious, good fortune,

blessedness, good omen
happiness,
scandal, deplorable event

2) origin, appearance of auspicious omen
3) cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.)
4) lucky omen, happy, auspicious
5) good omen
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sovereign, the emperor, god, creator
emperor (of Japan), mikado

empire, imperial
3) the capital
4) emperor
5) imperialism
erupt, spout, emit, flush out
eruption
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption
3) (eruption of) smoke
4) jet, spray, injection, jet propulsion
5) to spout, to spurt, to gush out
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suspend, hang, slouch, droop
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earnings, work, earn money
regularity, salary, order
order, regularity, system, method

disorder, chaos, confusion
3) peace and order, law and order
4) official salary
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obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention

to keep someone from doing, to stop
3) obstruction, inhibition
4) depressed in spirits, rejection, disheartened
5) precipice, steep (e.g. mountain pass)
suggestion, hint, implication

instigation
3) to excite, to incite, to stimulate, to arouse
4) to instigate, to tempt
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bribe, board, supply, finance
peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand
accepting bribes, corruption, graft

2) bribery, corruption, graft
3) to give board to, to provide meals, to pay
4) bribery, corruption
5) boarding, board, meals, catering, cook
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promote, tempt, seduce, instigate
Thailand
2) peace, security, tranquility, tranquillity
3) calm, composed, self-possessed, firm
4) Thailand
5) the Occident, the West
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slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
ditch, moat, canal
moat, canal
canal
3) canal
4) outer moat (castle)
5) inner moat, moat within the castle walls
sumo wrestling; sumo wrestler, rikishi

professional sumo wrestling
3) blow, hit (on the body), beating
4) extermination
5) sumo wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp
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chrysanthemum, Chrysantemum morifolium

2) chrysanthemum
3) wild chrysanthemum, aster
4) white chrysanthemum
5) daisy
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cereals, grain
grain, cereal, corn

rice
3) granary
4) assorted grains, cereals; millet
5) grains
vast, broad, wide
spacious, vast, wide

2) making something widely known, introduction
3) vast and far-reaching
4) huge, very large, vast, extensive
5) benefit association
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strangle, constrict, wring
to press, to wring, to squeeze

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3) to strangle, to constrict
4) hanging, strangulation
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solely, only, merely, simply
only, sole, unique

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4) even at the best of times
5) absolutely, only, emphatic modifier
(surrounding) edge
unrelated, without relations, unidentified
3) hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect
conditions, which underlie the actions of all
things); fate, destiny; connection, origin; pretext
4) blood relative or relationship, consanguinity
5) omen
swell, get fat, thick
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to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with

2) endurance, persistence
3) endurance, perseverance, patience
4) resistance (e.g. to antibiotics)
5) durability
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huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling

2) to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out)
3) expansion, swelling, increase, growth
4) to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge
5) to expand, to swell (out), to get big
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cram school, private school
escape, time, leak
to let leak, to reveal

roof leak
3) leak out
4) peeing
5) to leak, to run out
coaching school, cramming school, juku

principal of a private school
3) private school
4) private-school student
5) private school (in house)
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become furious, wildness, strength, fierce,

rave, rush
heat wave, fierce heat

2) violent, vehement, rage
3) fierce attack
4) fury, power, menace
5) heavy blow, heavy hit
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relation, connection, edge, verge, brink,

affinity, border
penal, chastise, punish, discipline
penal servitude
discipline, punishment, reprimand
3) discipline, punishment, reprimand
4) to learn by experience, to be disgusted with
5) rewarding good and punishing evil
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
strong man
2) Waseda-Keio (baseball) game
3) congratulation; celebration
4) auspicious event
5) congratulations and condolences
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perfume, balmy, flavorable, fragrant
sweet, fragrant, aromatic

perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm
3) poor, unfavourable, unfavorable, disgraceful
4) sweet, fragrant, aromatic; savory, savoury
5) sweet-smelling, scentful, fragrant
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public acknowledgment, public acknowledgement

2) manifesting, displaying, honouring, honoring
3) testimonial, certificate of commendation
4) manifest, exhibiting clearly
5) public praise
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constancy, always
established practice, established practise

2) permanent, perpetuity
3) constancy
4) fixed or real property
5) (fixed) star (i.e. not a planet, meteorite
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risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a

name)
beginning, start, outset

risk, venture, adventure
3) to brave, to risk, to face, to venture
4) blasphemy, curse, profanity, sacrilege
5) cold
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2) kendo, swordmanship, fencing
3) fencer
4) seriousness, earnestness
5) swords, cold steel
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shogi, Japanese chess, xianqi

2) great master of go (shogi)
3) shogi or go player
4) shogi (go) hall
5) ones style of playing shogi or go
hoist, fry in deep fat
floating (in the air)

fried bean curd
3) raising an army, launching business
4) enhancement, exaltation, promotion, uplift
5) landing, unloading, a catch, takings
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explain, exhibit, state, relate
ethics, companion
statement, declaration
2) petition, appeal
3) apology
4) exhibition, display, show
5) renewal, replacement, metabolism
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chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi
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sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
submerge, lower (voice), hush, conceal,

hide
potentiality, dormancy, latency

submarine
3) to lurk, to lie dormant, to be hidden
4) diving
5) nuclear submarine
ethics, morals
2) adultery, immorality, impropriety
3) ethical
4) ethics, moral philosophy
5) Motion Picture Code of Ethics Committee
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recollection, think, remember
memory, recollection, remembrance; storage

guess, speculation, supposition
3) cowardice, timidity
4) recollection, reminiscence
5) to remember, to recollect, to memorize
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subjugation, conquest, victory

detailed, elaborate, faithfulness, diligence
3) self denial, self control
4) rivalry
5) juniors dominating seniors
bear (animal)
rake, fork, bamboo rake
3) badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
4) American black bear (Ursus americanus)
5) Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
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approximation, rough estimate

2) general idea, concept, notion
3) outline, summary, abridgment, synopsis
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5) generally, as a rule
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silence, reticence
3) silent prayer
4) tacit, implicit
5) keep silent, keep a secret
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3) mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture
4) (mans) father-in-law, father of ones wife
5) mountain district
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atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience

2) frosty air
3) misty air
4) to spoil the mood
5) family atmosphere
1)
lad, boy (ancient)
gifted (accomplished) man

boy
3) echo (as in mountain echo)
4) Altair
5) many accomplished persons
arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite
restriction, restraint, binding

detention, confinement, arrest
3) prison, detention house
4) intern
5) detention, hold a person in custody
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atmosphere, fog
point, peak, mountain
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bear
partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased
deviation, deviation value

2) prejudice, narrow view
3) preponderance, making too much of
4) deviation, inclination, offset, polarization
5) propensity, tendency, inclination, deflection
1)
interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal

with
treatment, reception
favorable treatment, favourable treatment
3) treatment, dealing with
4) most favourable treatment
5) environment, circumstances
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heart attack, angina pectoris

narrow gate, obstacle
3) narrow, small, cramped
4) interval, threshold, interstice; valley
5) to narrow, to reduce, to contract
question, enquiry, inquiry

to consult with, to discuss, to confer
3) International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, CCITT
4) consultative body, advisory committee
5) question, enquiry, inquiry
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flatter, recess, fawn upon, corner, Africa,

nook
Amitabha
2) corner, nook, recess; a shadow, a shade
3) to flatter
4) to flatter
5) Om, Aun
1)
register, record book
register of names
account book, register
3) household account book
4) unaccounted, off the books
5) journalization (accounts), journalisation
eminent, table, desk, high
table, desk, high

2) table tennis, ping-pong
3) dining table
4) round table
5) excellence, superiority
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particularly, especially, exceptionally
special, unique
2) semigovernmental corporation
3) meritorious deeds
4) difference (from one another)
5) admirable, laudable
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warship
warship
(naval) fleet, armada
3) submarine
4) (ocean) vessels, warship
5) military vessel, war fleet
provisions, food, bread
provisions, rations, food supply

food agency
3) (army) provisions, food
4) food, provisions
5) provisions
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consult with
furnace, kiln, reactor, hearth
atomic reactor, nuclear reactor

2) nuclear reactor core
3) blast furnace
4) censer, incense burner
5) hearth, fireplace; furnace, kiln
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multiply, raise, augment, increase
increase, multiplication, propagation

breed, multiply, increase, propagation
3) raising, culture, cultivation
4) reproduction
5) colonization, colonisation, exploitation
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strange, strangeness, curiosity
strange, queer, curious

miracle, wonder, marvel
3) curiosity, inquisitiveness
4) surprise attack
5) odd, strange, wonderful
senior (at work or school), superior, elder

junior (at work or school)
3) turning out in great numbers
4) party (of people), set (of people), clan
5) I (nuance of arrogance), me, myself; we, us
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conspire, impose on, scheme, plan, have in

mind, cheat, devise, deceive
staff officer, participating in planning

2) plot intrigue, conspiracy
3) conspiracy, complicity
4) planning, plotting, ringleader
5) reckless, thoughtless, recklessness
1)
ridicule, laziness
pride, boast
2) chronicity, chronic
3) patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance
4) chronic
5) negligence, procrastination, carelessness
1)
clap, beat (music)
plum
Japanese plum, prune, Prunus salicina

common European plum
3) portmanteau, wicker trunk, luggage, baggage
4) avoiding the appearance of evil (lit:
dont
straighten your crown under a plum tree)
5) Rhee Syngman, president of Korea 1948-1960
clapping hands, applause

(riding) spur
3) (musical) time, tempo, beat, rhythm
4) pulse, pulsation, stroke of pulse
5) ones heart rate, pulse rate
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wide expanse, abundance, vigorous
broadminded, magnanimous
2) bulky, voluminous
3) universal life force (the source of animation for
all things); free spirit (i.e. a mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns)
1)
companions, comrade, fellow, people
capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined
to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap

to overturn, to upset, to overthrow
3) capsizing, overturn, turning over, upset
4) mask, veil, disguise
5) mantle, cover, shroud, hood
Ms., height, stature, all (one has), length,

only, 10feet, thats all, measure, merely, Mr.
height, stature, length, measure

2) safe, all right, OK, okay
3) healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
4) stature, height
5) solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
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be at ease, tolerant, broadminded, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home
forbearance, tolerance, generosity

tolerance, liberality, leniency
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4) relaxed
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placenta, sac, sheath
isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf
distance, interval, gap, difference

isolation, segregation, separation
3) space, interval, SPC
4) distant, remote, isolated
5) partition, distinction
cell (biology)
brethren, brothers, fellow countrymen
3) spore
4) (ovarian) follicle
5) cell division
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disappear, sink, hide, die, drown, fall into
death in battle, killed in action

2) after death, posthumously
3) discard; death; rejection (of a manuscript
4) sunset
5) immersing oneself
1)
upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
firm adherence to ones principles

to harp too long on a subject
3) chastity, purity
4) chastity, virtue, fidelity, feminine modesty
5) virtuous woman, faithful wife
purification, cleanup
2) washing, cleaning, laundering
3) clean water
4) self-purification, self-cleansing
5) septic tank, tank for purifying water
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negative, sex organs, secret, shadow,

shade, yin
plot intrigue, conspiracy

2) shadow or cloud (e.g.
on someones happiness)
3) shade, shadow
4) malicious gossip, backbiting
5) place in the shade of a mountain
1)
though, comply, notwithstanding, at the

mercy of (the waves), while, during, both,
all, obey, follow, submit to
at any time, as occasion calls

everywhere
3) follow
4) essays, miscellaneous writings
5) member of an entourage or retinue or party
spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence
spare time, free time, leisure; time off

holiday, day off, furlough
3) leisure, leisure time, spare time
4) waste of time, killing time
5) ones leisure hours
1)
purify, cleanse, exorcise, clean, Manchu

Dynasty
specimen, take warning from, learn from
judgement, judgment, expert opinion

2) appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense
3) stamp, seal
4) illustrated reference book
5) yearbook, almanac, annual
1)
inscription, signature (of artisan)
brand, make, description

deep impression
3) keep in mind, take note of, remember
4) to engrave an inscription
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fathom, look for, inquire
cross-examination, interrogation, questioning

to ask, to enquire, to inquire; to search
3) common, usual
4) great depth (lit: thousand fathoms)
5) missing person, wanted person
strong, intense, severe

violent, vehement, rage
3) severe, bitter, scathing
4) ardent, passionate, vehement
5) vividness
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red lead, pills, rust-colored, red
Isetan (department store)

2) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium),
vermilion
3) assiduity, diligence, application
4) tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa
5) working earnestly, sincerity, diligence
1)
hill, knoll
hill, height, knoll, rising ground

hill
3) sand dune, sand hill
4) mound, hill
5) tumulus, grave mound
manuscript, copy
2) manuscript, version, draft
3) contribution, submission
4) Japanese writing paper
5) contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
2)
Pyongyang
2) soil
3) heaven and earth
4) heaven and earth
5) acid soil
1)
mysterious, occultness
disclose, open, say
enlightenment, development, edification

enlightenment, instruction
3) Dear (so and so)
4) apocalypse, revelation
5) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx.
Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are
said to come out of the ground)
ridgepole, ridge
1)
2)
soil, lot, earth
straw, draft, copy, manuscript
1)
1)
ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe,

extreme
large building; counter for buildings

2) (hospital) ward
3) separate building, outbuilding, outhouse
4) chief support, pillar (e.g. of nation)
5) ridge (of roof)
1)
cartoon, involuntarily, in spite of oneself,

corrupt
entranceway, entry hall

1) comic, cartoon
unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice
2) cartoonist, manga artist
3) expert (professional) in a given trade or
3) comedian, comic dialogue
profession; woman in the nightlife business,
4) whimsy, looseness, indiscretion, laxity
demimondaine
5) chat, desultory conversation
4) entrance, front door
5) doorkeeper, janitor
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enlightenment, perceive, discern, realize,

understand
resolution, resignation, readiness

comprehension, understanding
3) enlightenment, great wisdom
4) to attain enlightenment, to perceive
5) intelligent, shrewd
stickiness, viscosity
tenacious, persevering, persistent, stubborn
3) clay
4) mucous membrane
5) to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere
1)
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pregnancy
shop, store
conception, pregnancy
2) contraception
3) pregnant woman
4) infertility, sterility, barrenness
5) expectant and nursing mothers
1)
attain, commit (suicide), consummate, accomplish
attempt (at crime)

accomplishment, execution
3) to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
4) to accomplish, to finish, to fulfill
5) to accomplish
shop, store
2) old shop, shop of long standing
3) shop, store; counter for folded maps, etc.
4) pavement, road surface
5) head office, main shop
1)
inflation, advancing, going
sudden price jump, steep price rise

sudden rise, jump, sharp rise
3) boiling, seething
4) sudden rise, sharp rise, boom, skyrocketing
5) reactionary price rise
1)
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2)
2)
scene, arena, theater, branch off, fork in

road
Gifu (pn)
2) digression, many divergences
3) junction, crossroads, division point
4) forked road, crossroads
5) divergence (e.g. in a road); forking, jump
1)
sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
cultivate, foster
cultivation
cultivation, nurture, culture
3) to cultivate, to foster
4) vegetable and fruit growing
5) agricultural species
lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse
kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle)

2) wild enthusiasm, being crazy about
3) madness
4) fury, frenzy, madness
5) to go mad; to get out of order, to go amiss
1)
latitude, horizontal, woof, left & right
details, whole story, sequence of events

north latitude
3) latitude (nav.)
4) southern latitude
5) weft, woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
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rowboat, small boat
military vessel, war fleet

boat race
3) row (a boat)
4) boat
5) boat, watercraft
senility, senile decay

weakening, emaciation, decline
3) decline, decay
4) to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate
5) weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration
1)
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thin, faint, pale, fleeting
disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent

2) fresh water
3) light and shade, shade (of colour, color)
4) light (color, colour, taste), simple, plain
5) coolness, indifference
1)
expose, open
announcement, show, display, introduction

express ones opinion, making known
3) wedding reception banquet
4) confidential letter
5) read, peruse
theory, reason
2) disgrace, humiliation
3) leading, foremost, preeminent, outstanding
4) worry, care
5) narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal
pluck, pull, extract, excel
lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)

abstract
3) abstract
4) extraction, abstraction
5) abstraction
1)
2)
2)
quasi-, semi-, associate
courts, imperial court, government office
ratification, ratify
2) quasi-, semi-, associate
3) commodore, brigadier general
4) practical nurse
5) to pattern after, to liken to, to imitate
1)
yield, bend, flinch, submit
1)
1)
decline, wane, weaken
wet, dunk, immersed, soak, dip, steep,

moisten
permeation, penetration, soaking; osmosis

flood, inundation
3) to be soaked in, to be flooded
4) erosion, corrosion
5) flooded out, submersion
courtroom
2) imperial court, royal court
3) adjourning court
4) court session, trial
5) Imperial Court
1)
urge, encourage, exhort
encouragement, promotion, message, address

scholarship
3) encouragement to study
4) recommendation, endorsement
5) recommendation
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gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve
liver, innards; courage, spirit, pluck, guts

bold, daring, audacious
3) discouragement, despondency, dejection
4) gallstones
5) bile, gall
excess, overredundant, surplus, residue, balance

3) surplus, balance
4) besides (usu. negative nuance), moreover
5) besides (usu. negative nuance), moreover
1)
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emptiness, untruth,
crack, void, fissure
unpreparedness,
untrue, falsehood, fiction, deception, vanity

2) modesty, humility
3) fiction, fabrication, concoction; fictitious
4) ruins
5) virtual image, pretense, pretence
1)
regret, repent
regret, repentance
crying from vexation, tears of regret
3) regrettable, mortifying, vexing
4) to mourn, to lament; to be sorry, to regret
5) regret, repentance
slender, fine, thin kimono
fibre, fiber, textile

2) delicate, dainty, fine, slim, sensitive
3) synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre
4) synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
5) synthetic fibers, synthetic fibres
1)
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silk
silk
2) silk thread
3) silk goods
4) silk, silk cloth
5) needle for silkwork
1)
tyrannize, oppress
atrocity, massive killing

ill-treatment, oppression
3) cruelty, brutality
4) to oppress
5) tyranny, outrage, atrocity, cruel
spirits, soul
soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost

comfort the spirit (of the dead)
3) ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom
4) cemetery
5) memorial service
1)
surplus, besides
rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade
teacher
2) teacher for the handicapped
3) to admonish, to persuade, to warn
4) guidance, admonition
5) assistant or associate professor
1)
cruelty, wretched, harsh, disaster
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched

disaster, horrible accident
3) ignominious defeat, crushing failure
4) disastrous scene, terrible spectacle
5) calamity
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crash, fall (down)
falling, crashing
shooting down (aircraft)
3) abasement, fall, forfeit
4) to fall down, to drop; to fail (e.g. exam)
translation; de-encryption, deciphering

to turn over, to turn around
3) to turn over, to wave, to flutter
4) change ones mind
5) adaptation (of story, text)
1)
1)
2)
2)
squat down, sit down, set, lay a foundation, install, equip
deferment (e.g. of savings)

2) to place (in position), to fix
3) to gaze at, to stare at, to focus on
4) installation, setting, fitting, mounting
5) to sit, to squat; to assume (a position)
1)
board, load (a vehicle), ride
loading (on board), equipping

embarkation, boarding (an aeroplane
3) boarding announcement
4) boarding passes, boarding tickets
5) crew member
swamp, bog, pond, lake

2) bog, marsh
3) lakes and marshes
4) marshy rice field or paddy
5) marshland, wetland, swampland
2)
waterfall; rapids
2) rapids
3) top of a waterfall
4) basin under a waterfall
5) cascade
1)
escutcheon, pretext, shield
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext

2) contradiction, inconsistency
3) backing, support, backer, supporter, patron
4) to oppose, to resist, to defy
5) (constellation) Scutum, the Shield
1)
disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct
disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming

obstruction, hindrance
3) to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct
4) traffic obstruction
5) disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming
gently, gradually, slowly, deliberately
slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily

gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly; soon
3) going slowly
4) slowly, gently
5) slowly, gently
1)
2)
waterfall, rapids, cascade
marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond
1)
1)
flip, change (mind), turn over, wave, flutter
rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing
orbit, trajectory; railroad track

locus; wagon tracks
3) proper course, beaten track
4) circular orbit
5) to concur, to be the same (thought, opinion
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linear measure, scale

shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo
flute
3) shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to
30.3 cm); rule, measure, scale; length
4) distance between outstretched thumb and
middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
reduced
inn,scale,
cottage,
villa, feudal manor
5)
scaling
friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe

to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file
3) scratch, graze, abrasion
4) to blame another
5) to touch lightly, to take a percentage (from)
1)
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holiday house, villa

2) mountain villa, mountain retreat
3) solemnity, gravity, impressiveness
4) manor
5) counter for games of mahjongg
1)
whale
whale
2) whaling, whale fishing
3) whale meat
4) minke whale
5) spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head
cavities of sperm whales)
1)
lightning bolt, thunder
assent, agreement, consent
thunder
land mine
3) (sea) mine
4) thunderstorm
5) thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
acceptance
consent, acquiescence, agreement
3) consent
4) ready consent
5) consent or refusal, yes or no
1)
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2)
2)
scratch, scour, scrape, grate, chafe, rub
pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast
bosom, bust; (breast) pocket, purse, handbag

2) doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief
3) dear, desired, missed
4) to yearn for (miss) someone (thing)
5) electric torch, flashlight
1)
to drift about, to float, to hang in air

2) drifting, drift
3) bleaching agent, bleach
4) drifting ashore
5) roaming, drifting about, wandering
1)
plantation, planting
cultivation
bonsai
3) raising trees and plants
4) vegetable and fruit growing
5) agricultural species
drift, float (on liquid)
intuition, perception
perception, intuition, the sixth sense

calculation, counting, consideration
3) taking into consideration
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futility, uselessness, pointlessness

wasting ... on (e.g. money), squandering
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4) cheap sweets
5) geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs
kidnap, falsify
abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping

to kidnap
3) to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap
4) absconding with money
5) kidnap, abduction
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best, peerless, crown
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relationships
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large three main horse races
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5) winner of triple crown (baseball)

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vast and far-reaching

grand, imposing, magnificent
3) huge, very large, vast, extensive
4) fluency, eloquence
5) Kouchikai (political faction of the LDP)
attendance on, attendant, escort, chaperon

2) food additive
3) addition, additive, appendix
4) accompanying, escorting
5) addition, annexing
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diagonal, slanting, oblique
slope, slanting surface, bevel

obliqueness
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annexed, meet, garnish, accompany, satisfy, imitate, marry, attach, suit, append
Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
wandering, waves, billows
East Asia, the Orient

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3) Asia (esp. "the Far East"); Asian, Asiatic
4) subtropics
5) bad second, epigone, adherent, follower
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podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
platform, podium, rostrum; mandala

last moment, eleventh hour
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4) rostrum, platform
5) platform
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4) recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
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pretend, lie, falsehood, deceive
fraud, swindle, graft

misrepresentation, false statement
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4) exploitation, fraud, swindle
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demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence

devil, demon, fiend, Satan, evil spirit
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4) magic, witchcraft, sorcery
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decoration, order, medal

meritorious deeds
3) Order of Culture, Order of Cultural Merit
4) conferring of decorations
5) distinguished service, meritorious service
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purple, violet
purple, violet
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3) violet
4) Medal with Purple Ribbon
5) bluish purple
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remuneration, recompense, reward, toll

2) exchange, reciprocation, give-and-take
3) free of charge, gratuitous, without pay
4) to reward, to recompense, to repay
5) reward, recompense, return, punishment
family crest, figures
wholesale
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wholesale
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4) wholesale market
5) wholesale price
ripple, ring on the water

fingerprint
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4) voice print
5) crest, coat of arms
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idleness, diverge, leisure, miss the mark,

evade, elude, deviate, parry
deviation, omission, departure

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3) anecdote
4) article of rare beauty, gem
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repay, reward, retribution
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meritorious deed, merit
clear (the land), open, break up (land)
reclamation (of wasteland), cultivation

colonization, colonisation, exploitation
3) land reclamation (from sea)
4) Takushoku Bank
5) pioneer, settler, colonist
column, handrail, blank, space
column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper)

2) this column
3) blank space
4) margin
5) guardrail, handrail, bannister
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horizon, shore
ones lifetime (i.e. ones existence until death)

education for life
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yet, esteem, furthermore, still
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quiet, moderation
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1) calm, gentle, quiet
2) quiet, dependable, uniform
3) tranquil, calm, restful, peaceful, quiet
4) unrest, turbulence, impropriety
5) serene, tranquility, tranquillity
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during imprisonment, while in jail (gaol)
3) prison
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ingenuity, adroit, skilled
skill, cleverness
ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
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4) elaborate, delicate, exquisite
5) cleverness, skill, tact
relief, embossed carving

2) carving, engraving, sculpture
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4) to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel
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fence
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appear, existing
remarkable, striking, obvious

manifesting, displaying, honouring, honoring
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4) microscope
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halberd, arms, festival float
contradiction, inconsistency
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possessive (used on tombs, etc.)
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4) OK, Sure, Yessir!, Okeydokey!, Understood
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make-up, cosmetics
face lotion
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foolishness, silliness, stupidity, folly; I

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4) folly, foolish move
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aerial, overhead, fiction, fanciful

cross, the Cross (of Christ)
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4) unit of equipment, rack
5) aerial wiring
self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint

2) gravity, solemnity, severity, seriousness
3) (political) purge
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officials, tightening discipline (among)
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commoner, all, bastard
masses, common people

2) general affairs
3) popular, folk, plebian, working class
4) illegitimate child
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immature, young
kindergarten
fry (young fish)
3) infancy, childish, infantile
4) unskillful, childish
5) youth
party, association, interview, join, encounter, meet
disaster, shipwreck, accident

to meet, to encounter; to have an accident
3) encounter
4) to make (someone) to meet
5) to make (someone) to meet
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solemn, quietly, softly
ghost, devil
ogre, demon; spirit of a deceased person

2) Suspicion will raise bogies
3) wizard, genius, great talent
4) vampire, bloodsucker
5) ghastly, dreadful
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nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta)

angsana, Burmese rosewood
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4) not getting a reply
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phantom, vision, illusion, dream

illusions
3) phantom, vision, illusion
4) hallucination, illusion
5) transformation
nourishment
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3) welcome (beneficial) rain
4) Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
5) nutrient
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princess
princess, young lady of noble birth; girl

2) (temple) dance
3) songstress
4) daughter of a nobleman
5) common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
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vow, swear, pledge
surely, upon my word, by Jove

oath, vow
3) oath, abjuration, pledge
4) written vow, pledge, covenant
5) written oath, covenant
to boil, to cook
2) food cooked by boiling or stewing
3) to cook inside
4) to be boiled down
5) stew, hodgepodge
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practice, practise, put into practice

2) to step on, to tread on; to experience
3) practical
4) Critique of Practical Reason (Kant)
5) acting up to ones principles
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bunch, counter for bundles, grasp, faggot
grasp, catch, understanding

2) counter for bundles
3) bundle, bunch
4) rough (as in not precise), broad, sketchy
5) grasp, hold, grip
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rough, shun, sparse, neglect, alienate
depopulation
dispersal, evacuation, deployment
3) (mutual) understanding, communication
4) estrangement, neglect, silence
5) estrangement, neglect
by all means, necessarily, ought
indispensable, required
by all means, in all cases, ought to do
3) by all means, in all cases, ought to do
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5) spout of a teapot
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tread, step on, trample, practice, carry

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boil, cook
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nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant,

planting, turbidity
display, offer, present, send, exhibit
presentation
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4) to present, to offer, to give; to show
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vajra (indestructible substance), diamond

fortitude, firmness of character, hardihood
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4) vigour, vigor, virility, health, sturdiness
5) gentle but firm
(religious) faith, belief, creed

to look up (at); to look up (to), to respect
3) face up
4) being amazed, being horrified
5) exaggeration
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collect taxes, subjugate, attack the rebellious
expedition, campaign, (performers) tour

2) conquest, subjugation, overcoming
3) lengthy military expedition, the Long March
4) departure (for the front)
5) to conquer, to subjugate
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noh chanting
childrens song, nursery rhyme

folk song, popular song
3) song, ballad
4) popular song
5) Noh chanting, recitation
disease, ailment
2) illness, disease
3) sprint, dash, scampering
4) squall, gale, hurricane
5) long ago, already, a long time ago
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wife, bride; (ones) daughter-in-law

2) bride
3) second marriage, remarriage, imputation
4) marriage, wedding
5) to marry
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tortoise, turtle
tortoise, turtle
2) crack, crevice, fissure, chap
3) tortoise shell
4) plain-looking woman
5) replying to someones email after a long delay,
slow response
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sigh, lament, moan, grieve
grief, lamentation
entreaty, appeal, petition
3) admiration, wonder
4) wonder, admiration
5) grief, sorrow, anguish, lamentation
smash, break, crush, familiar, popular
pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption)

pulverization, pulverisation, smashing
3) honourable defeat, honorable defeat
4) crushing, smashing, cracking to pieces
5) inadvertent collapse (sumo)
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bride, marry into
rapidly
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face-up, depend, respect, drink, look up,

seek, rever, take
self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend,

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modesty, humility
humble, humility, modesty
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repeatedly, recur
frequent, incessant
frequency
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4) frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly
5) frequently, very often
fungus; germ, bacterium, bacillus

bacillus, bacterium, germ
3) sterilization, sterilisation, disinfection
4) coccus
5) antibacterial, antimicrobial
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shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
shelf, shelves, ledge, rack; trellis

2) shelving, pigeonholing
3) bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
4) bookshelf
5) household Shinto shrine
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crane, stork
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae

sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
3) (string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper
cranes
4) a jewel in a dunghill
5) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

2) qin (7-stringed Chinese zither), guqin
3) single-stringed Japanese zither
4) single-stringed Japanese zither
5) heartstrings
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corridor, hall, tower
superintend, manager, rule
(picture) gallery
2) corridor
3) corridor, gallery, hallway
4) passage
5) corridor, gallery, hallway
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cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust
rigour, rigor, severity, cruelty, harsh

severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict
3) cruelty, harshness
4) resemblance, resemble
5) intense heat
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harp, koto
prosperous, bright, clear
peace, tranquility, tranquillity

prosperity, flourishing, thriving
3) prosperity
4) type of slate (from Miyagi pref.)
5) Shoutai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
supervision, chairmanship
2) prime minister
3) Buddhist priest who is a government minister
4) president, chairman
5) supervision, superintendence, management
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quietly, mature, loneliness, mellow, death

of a priest
patina, antique look; elegant simplicity

silence, stillness, quietness
3) lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
4) (entering into) nirvana
5) to miss someone, to miss something
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Go (board game of capturing territory)
3) Go board
4) Go piece(s), Go stone(s)
5) intersection on a Go board
capitulation, surrender, submission

undulation; ups and downs, highs and lows
3) preparation, foreshadowing
4) ambush, troops in ambush
5) concealment, hiding, ambush, incubation
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obscure, desert, wide, vague
desert
2) obscure, vague, equivocal
3) Sahara desert
4) vast, vague
5) vast, wide, boundless
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crystal, sparkle, clear
liquid crystal
crystal, crystallization, crystallisation
3) crystal
4) the crystalline lens (of the eye)
5) fruit of love, children
manners, customs; sex service, sex industry

2) mark in dictionary indicating slang, customs
3) as slang, commonly
4) business offering food and entertainment
5) common customs, worldliness, vulgar, popular
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ancient peace-preservation
suppression, subjugation
2) leader, authority, mainstay
3) repose of souls
4) analgesic, painkiller, sedative, tranquilizer
5) ground-breaking ceremony
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den, cave, excavation
cave, den, grotto

cave, hollow, cavity
3) discernment, insight
4) cave
5) hollow, cavity, hole
wicked, injustice, wrong
wicked, evil
cold (illness), common cold
3) hindrance, intrusion
4) innocence, simple-mindedness
5) evil course, heresy
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tranquilize,
centers
vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness,

mundane things
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bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated
black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico
ink
2) handwriting, autograph, authorization
3) tattoo
4) India-ink painting
5) ink painting
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peaceful
tranquil, quiet
pacifying the nation
3) Yasukuni (Shrine)
4) Yasukuni Shrine
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numerical inferiority
to fall behind, to be inferior to
3) inferiority, coarseness
4) deterioration, degradation
5) mean, foul play, cowardly, base
performance, fulfillment, fulfilment

personal history, curriculum vitae, resume
3) worn-out shoes, worn-out socks
4) taking a class, studying a subject
5) default, nonperformance
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with child, pregnancy
conception, pregnancy
2) false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy
3) abortion, pregnancy termination
4) false pregnancy, pseudocyesis
5) toxemia of pregnancy
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melancholy, sad, grieve, unhappy, lament,

be anxious
anxiety, concern, fear

now rejoicing, now worrying
3) to grieve, to lament, to be anxious
4) bitter experience, misery, distress, grief
5) grief, distress, sorrow
to strike, to hit
2) hit, strike, blow
3) fist fight
4) to beat (someone in battle)
5) to knock
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(traditional Japanese) restaurant

2) master, host, landlord, innkeeper, husband
3) noon
4) husband who rules the roost
5) restaurant, inn
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suspicious, mystery, apparition
mystery, wonder
monster
3) ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre, specter
4) ghost story
5) monster
offer, dedicate, present, observance
attendance, service, ministry, church work

magistrate, shogunate administrator
3) service, apprenticeship, public duty
4) belief, faith
5) dedication, offering, presentation, oblation
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stage name, pavilion, restaurant, mansion,

arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall
assault, hit, beat, thrash
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footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet
simple, plain, docile, crude
simplicity, artlessness, naivete

2) rustic simplicity, homeliness
3) Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica)
4) Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
5) unsophisticated, ruggedly honest, artless
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be (an affirmation); be (location)

considerably, fairly, quite
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4) A law is a law, however undesirable it may be
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without sparing (effort, funds, etc.)

to be frugal, to be sparing; to value
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4) without stint, freely
5) regrettable, disappointing; precious, dear
drunkenness, intoxication
anaesthesia, anesthesia
3) to get drunk, to become intoxicated
4) to get drunk
5) hangover
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excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
harvest, reap
good piece of work

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3) beautiful, good, excellent
4) good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant
5) goodness; good
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rising sun
morning sun
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4) rays of the rising sun
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(vigour), being in the ascendant
harvest, crop, ingathering

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poverty, destitute, poor

2) meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute
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lament, grieve over
mourning, memorial
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3) to grieve over, to mourn, to lament
4) Memorial Day (US)
5) memorial services
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proceed, get, become, tend
(proceeding to) new appointment

to go, to proceed, to repair to, to become
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4) place of (new) post
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profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm,

wet, steep, be watered
moisture, damp, wetness; richness, warmth

lubricating oil
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4) to be clouded, to be dimmed, to be bleared
5) luster, lustre, favor, favour, abundance
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above-stated, the said, that specific
corresponding, answering to, coming under

said, matter in question
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bone marrow, true spirit

true meaning, mystery, essence, quintessence
3) meningitis
4) spinal cord
5) medulla oblongata
mulberry (tree)
mulberry plantation
3) mulberry field
4) mulberry field, mulberry plantation
5) land east of China, Japan
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basin, lantern festival, tray
head, crest (wave), ear, ear (grain)
ear (of plant), head (of plant); point, tip

2) ear (head) of rice
3) spike
4) harvested grain, harvested rice ears
5) harvested grain, harvested rice ears
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dike, bank, embankment
bank, embankment, dike

bank, weir
3) breakwater, mole
4) dike, weir
5) breakwater
O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival

2) bonsai
3) basin (e.g. between mountains)
4) Bon Festival dance, Lantern Festival dance
5) Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
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side, nearby, 3rd person, besides, while,

bystander
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby

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5) near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity
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5) successive or progressive increases
robust, manhood, prosperity
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

heroic, tragic, grim, pathetic, touching
3) rousing
4) prime of life
5) grand, heroic, sublime
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hunger, starvation
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3) to starve, to thirst, to be hungry
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5) famine, drought, shortage, crop failure
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immunity, immunization, immunisation

quarantine, medical inspection
3) communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.), prevention of epidemics
4) quarantine station
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transport, carriage
take in, bring in
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4) carry out
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dementia
idle complaint, grumble; moha (ignorance
3) masher, molester, pervert
4) tone-deafness, amusia
5) dementia
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brocade, fine dress, honors
brocade
2) colour (woodblock) print, color print
3) (hand-woven) brocade
4) twill damask and brocade
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seashore, beach
(rocky) beach, seashore

seashore, beach
3) sea anemone
4) reefy coast, windswept and wave-beaten shore
5) fishing from rocks by the shore
adhesion
2) healing, cure, recovery
3) to recover, to be healed
4) to heal, to cure
5) to heal, to cure
enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light

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auxiliary organization
contours, outlines, features, border
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4) district, quarter; enclosure
5) outer wall (e.g. castle)
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urine
bad harvest, poor crop

2) atrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous
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4) dangerous weapon
5) brutal, atrocious, ferocious
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banquet, feast, party
party, banquet, feast

party, banquet
3) banquet, dinner party
4) feast
5) (celebration) banquet
urine
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3) diuresis
4) urinary organs
5) uric acid
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spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)
nausea, sickness in the stomach

express ones mind, speak out
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prisoner (of war)

captive, prisoner; victim (of love, etc.)
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4) prisoner exchange
5) prison camp, concentration camp
V.I.P., guest
reception hall
state guest
3) guest, visitor, visitors arrival
4) guest of honour, guest of honor
5) noble visitor
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pottery, porcelain
ceramic art, ceramics

2) pottery, ceramics
3) ceramics and porcelain
4) intoxication
5) clay
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remorse, regret, be sorry
regrettable, unsatisfactory
resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness
3) to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame
4) I regret that, I feel terrible but
5) really regrettable
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); horse, foal

2) scene, frame, shot
3) Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
4) bridge of shamisen
5) wild or untamed horse
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coarse, rough, rugged
descendants, elder brother, insect
crude, rough, plain, humble

2) crude steel
3) coarse or rough
4) still in the process of being formed
5) osteoporosis
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bell (often a large hanging bell), chime

alarm bell, fire bell
3) belfry, bell tower
4) temple bell (for striking)
5) large hanging bell
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pony, horse, colt
insect, bug
2) kombu (any kelp of genus Laminaria) (konbu)
3) entomology, study of insects
4) insect collecting
5) kelp tea
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umbrella, parasol
affiliated with, under jurisdiction of
3) nuclear umbrella
4) spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a
sudden shower
5) sunshade, parasol
revise, correct, decide
correction, revision, amendment

revision
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polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close

rather, better, instead
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5) peace and order, law and order
horseman, rider
personal combat, one-to-one fight
3) knight
4) horse-riding
5) mount, on horseback
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endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete,

spy, sneak
endurance, perseverance, patience

2) ninja (persons in feudal Japan who used
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3) to conceal oneself, to hide; to endure
4) cruelty, atrocity, brutality
5) to creep in, to steal in
likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best,
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lack, privation, deficiency

reality
3) suddenly, all of a sudden
4) Tathagata
5) vivid, lifelike, graphic
sequential, fellow
circulation, rotation, cycle

2) vicious circle
3) circulatory organ
4) indecision, vacillation
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dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
lead (the metal)

2) pencil
3) graphite
4) zinc (Zn)
5) color pencil, colour pencil
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neglect, laziness
negligence, procrastination, carelessness

to be negligent in doing something, to shirk
3) negligence, carelessness
4) lazy person, lazy fellow, slothful person
5) laziness, idleness
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equestrian, riding on horses, counter for

equestrians
be absorbed in, congeal, freeze, stiff
elaborate, exquisite, tasteful, refined

condensation
3) coagulation, freezing, solidification
4) to grow stiff; to be absorbed in
5) stiffness (in shoulders), swelling, hardening
hostel, dormitory
2) boarder, boarding student
3) dorm mother
4) office, official; chief, head
5) boarding-expenses
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pearl, gem, jewel
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3) calculation with abacus
4) rosary, string of beads
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beast, brute
veterinarian
3) monster
4) birds and wild animals, wildlife
5) beast, monster, wild animal
seedling
seedling, sapling, young tree
3) seeds and seedlings, eggs and hatchlings
4) rice seedlings
5) Miao (people), Hmong
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spring, sputter, snap, jerk, prance, buck,

hop, splash, leap up
to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop

2) running long jump
3) running high jump
4) jump, leap, skip, bound
5) pole vault (jump)
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serpent, hard drinker, snake
snake; serpent, large snake

(umbrella with) bulls-eye (pattern)
3) faucet, tap
4) meandering, crawling
5) long line, long queue
condolence, regret, tribute, sorrow, sympathy

2) sorrow, grief, sadness
3) poor, pitiable, pathetic
4) pathos, sorrow, grief
5) pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion
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to sew, to stitch
2) sewing
3) stuffed toy, plush toy(s)
4) embroidery, sewing
5) sewing
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clarify, settle, strain, lucidity, look grave,

be clear, clear
clear, serene
2) to clear (e.g. weather)
3) to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled
4) to be serene
5) to sharpen, to grind, to whet, to hone
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stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize
to view, to gaze at
scene, view, prospect, outlook
3) prospect, view, outlook
4) right to a view
5) to gaze at the moon
artisan, workman, carpenter
master, teacher
master, masterhand, maestro
3) workman, artisan, mechanic, carpenter; craft
4) design
5) falconer, hawker
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sew, stitch, embroider
pity, sympathize, pathetic, grief, sorrow,

pathos
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monk, priest
youngster; young Buddhist priest
3) priest, monk
4) nun, priestess
5) high priest, virtuous priest
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draperies, dry-goods, piece goods

bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat
3) to give, to do (something) for
4) to give, to let one have, to do for one
5) to receive from another
abrupt, sudden
Tang-Dynasty (China 618-907)
3) absurdity, nonsense, preposterous
4) envoy (to Tang China)
5) a Chinese, foreigner
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recess, rest, relax, repose
rest, break, recess, intermission

2) rest
3) rest
4) to rest, to relax, to repose
5) rest time, intermission
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gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32
ditch, drain, gutter, gap

gutter, ditch
3) ocean trench, deep
hundred nonillion (American)
4) 1032,
5) record groove
mediocrity
2) out in 1-2-3 order (baseball)
3) ordinary person, average person, mediocre
4) common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
5) prodigy, rare, unique, extraordinary
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to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest

2) close clipping
3) to cut, to dress, to prune, to trim, to clip
4) mowing, mower
5) rice reaping
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optical illusion, hallucination
3) anachronism
4) mistake
5) complication, intricacy
respect, reverent
respectful, reverent
2) reverentially, respectfully
3) Happy New Year!
4) respect, reverence, veneration
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be in disorder, confused, mix
wise, fast learner
wisdom, sagacity
smart, sensitive, discerning
3) sagacity, cleverness
4) sharp-eared, have sharp ears
5) wide-awake to ones interests
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4) sound sleep
5) sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
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dawn, daybreak
dawn, daybreak, beginning

dawn, prospects
3) (sumo) era during mid-1990s dominated by
grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
4) (sumo) era during mid-1990s dominated by
grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
5) Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
fog, mist
uncle (older than ones parent)

count, earl
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4) count, earl, eldest brother, uncle
5) aunt (older than ones parent)
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3) vanishing like mist
4) thick fog
5) spray, atomizer, atomiser
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abuse, evil, vice, breakage
evil practice, evil practise, barrier

exhaustion, impoverishment, ruin
3) vice, abuse, evil
4) bad habit, harm
5) evil influence, ill effect
imperial mausoleum, Emperors tomb

2) hill
3) imperial tomb or mausoleum
4) imperial tomb
5) hill country, hilly area
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3) imported, foreign-made
4) ocean liner
5) imported article, imported goods
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destitute, perplexed, hard up, suffer, cornered
dilemma, predicament
distress, wretched condition
3) narrow, tight, stiff, rigid, uneasy, formal
4) poverty, distress
5) poverty
soul, spirit
soul, spirit
repose of souls
3) loyalty, the loyal dead
4) commercial spirit
5) soul, spirit
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mausoleum, imperial tomb
queen, princess
princess, consort
2) queen
3) crown princess
4) princess, Her Royal Highness
5) empress, queen
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hunger, starvation
(death from) starvation, starving to death
3) to starve, to thirst, to be hungry
4) brat
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splendor, splendour, magnificence

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3) fluent, flowing, elegant
4) splendour, splendor, pompousness
5) flowery words, rhetorical flourishes
(train) conductor
grasping, seizing, holding
3) the palm (of ones hand)
4) pressing ones hands together in prayer
5) to rule, to govern, to administer
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ecstasy, joy, rapture
great delight, rapture

2) self-satisfaction, rejoicing
3) to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
4) with pleasure ...
5) joy, delight, rapture, pleasure
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truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain
to tie, to bind
(death by) hanging
3) curse, spell
4) restraint, shackles, restriction, confinement
5) binding hand and foot
stink, bad odor, bad odour, stench

2) bad breath, halitosis
3) offensive smell, off-flavor, off-flavour
4) deodorant
5) odorless, odourless, unscented
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convenience, accommodation, advantage

2) right time, appropriate time
3) suitable, appropriate; appropriately
4) pleased to meet you
5) good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do
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purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice,

chic, style
pure, true, genuine, unmixed

chic, stylish, refined, sophisticated, smart
3) pure, genuine, natural-born
4) extract, excerpt, selection
5) national characteristics
sword, edge, blade
edge (of a knife or sword)

edged tool, cutlery
3) length of a (sword) blade
4) knife, pointed carver
5) double-edged; double-edged blade
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best regards, good
odor, stink, stinking, savor, glow, illsmelling, fragrance, be bright, suspicious

looking, be fragrant
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almanac, calendar
calendar, almanac
2) Christian Era, CE, anno domini, AD
3) 60th birthday
4) Japans old (lunisolar) calendar
5) calendar year, civil year, time
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blind, blind man, ignoramus
guide dog for the blind, seeing eye dog

blindness, blind person; illiteracy
3) blind person
4) school for the blind
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jurisdiction, control
direct control
3) jurisdiction
4) controlling office
5) crown colony
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vindication of honour, vindication of honor
3) insult, contempt, slight
4) disgrace
5) shame, embarrassment
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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque

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3) loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey)
4) anthropoid, troglodyte
5) to gag someone
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obstruct, plug up
nitrogen (N)
suffocation, choking
3) typhoid fever, typhus
4) choking gas
5) death by suffocation, death by choking
bush clover
2) reedy field
3) rice ball coated with sweetened red beans
4) Lespedeza (genus), bush clover (family)
5) rice ball coated with sweetened red beans
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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

2) European chestnut
3) mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
4) sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and
chestnuts
5) rubble, broken stone
vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to
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intake, absorption, adoption; assimilation

(divine) Providence
3) to have (lunch, etc.), to take (vitamins
4) subsumption, connotation
5) concurrent post
bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar

music for strings
3) orchestra
4) orchestral music
5) stringed instruments
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embarrass, humiliate, shame
cook, boil
rice cooker
2) cooking, culinary arts
3) cooking for oneself
4) rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc.
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accepting with pleasure

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4) beautiful trees
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to get tired of, to lose interest in

gluttony, satiation, engorgement
3) saturation
4) weariness, tiresomeness
5) to glut, to satiate, to weary, to tire
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peach tree
peach, prunus persica (tree)

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3) (edible) cherry
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vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
scarlet, red; blood

red seal
3) red, crimson, scarlet
4) cinnabar, vermillion, red
5) red; Red (i.e. communist)
jest, joke
2) garrulity, loquacity, talkativeness
3) uselessness
4) supernumerary, superfluous, useless workers
5) supernumerary official
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gentleman
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3) gentlemanly
4) (whos who) directory
5) noble, men of rank, notables
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monument, tombstone
stone monument bearing an inscription

monument
3) inscription, epitaph, epigraph
4) stone monument
5) gravestone, tombstone
hunt, raid, gather
hunting
hunting
3) hunter
4) hunting
5) shell gathering (at low tide), clamming
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sated, tired of, bored, satiate
eddy, vortex, whirlpool
swirl
2) vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool, convulsions
3) whirlpool, eddy, coil
4) to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke)
5) whirlpool, eddy, coil
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hinge, pivot, door
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus

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3) axle, pivot
4) central nerves
5) pivot hinge (using extensions on the top &
bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the
frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door
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drum
hand drum
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4) metaphorical seal of approval
5) beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
to forge, to drill, to temper, to train

tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining
3) malleability
4) malleable iron
5) to temper thoroughly, to train well
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furthermore, still, yet
stay of execution, suspended sentence

2) postponement, deferment, extension (of time)
3) suspension of indictment
4) furthermore, still, yet, more, still more
5) must not be concluded like this
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rotation, go around
whirlwind; commotion, sensation, hullabaloo

melody, tune
3) revolution, rotation, turning, swiveling
4) triumphal return
5) lathe
naked, nude, bare

2) nude
3) naked eye
4) nude, utterly stark naked
5) nude woman, naked woman
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membrane, film
2) retina
3) mucous membrane
4) cornea
5) thin film
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tub, tank, vat
water tank, cistern, fish tank

bathtub
3) septic tank, tank for purifying water
4) ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, steamship
5) body (of a biwa)
clot, clod, mass, lump, chink
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster

mass, lump
3) nugget, gold bullion, gold bar
4) mountain mass
5) lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
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naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed
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forge, discipline, train
cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto

offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper
paper money, notes, bills

2) money, currency, coinage
3) (coin) mint
4) currency value
5) staff with plaited paper streamers used in
Shinto
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fan, folding fan
folding fan
electric fan
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4) incitement, sedition, agitation, abetting
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sickle; sickle-and-chain (weapon)

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing
the truth), to ask a leading question
3) cutting grass and trees is prohibited
4) gooseneck
5) Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
charity, philanthropy
compassion, benevolence, charity, mercy
3) affection, kindness, love
4) merciful eye
5) affection, love
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silkworm
silkworm (Bombyx Mori)

2) sericulture, silkworm culture
3) silk thread, silk yarn
4) summer silkworms
5) sericulture
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twist, ask, investigate, verify
complication, confusion, disorder

blame
3) rally, muster
4) to twist (something)
5) searching examination
lumbering, felling, deforestation

2) periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
3) reckless deforestation
4) to strike, to attack, to punish
5) to cut down (e.g. trees)
pickling, soak, moisten, steep
to soak, to seep, to dip in; to pickle

tsukemono (Japanese pickled vegetables)
3) pickling in salt
4) rice with ocha poured on (Japanese dish)
5) to be pickled, to be well seasoned
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two-mat area, 36 sq ft
tomb, mound
unit of land measurement, 3.95 square yards

2) small company headquarters located in Tokyo
simply for name value
3) total floor space
4) floor space, area (in tsubo)
5) per tsubo (area)
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punish, fell, strike, attack
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ancient (mound) tomb

2) keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient
Imperial grave)
3) grave, tomb
4) tumulus, grave mound
5) round burial mound
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lose ones head, disconcerted, be confused
to become confused (disconcerted

panic, scare, consternation
3) busy, hurried, confused, flurried
4) busy, hurried, confused, flurried
5) to get into a panic, to be flustered
navy, dark blue
navy blue, deep blue

dyer
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4) bluish purple
5) deep blue, azure
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Chinese zodiac, shin dragon radical (no.
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fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon

year of the dragon
3) North-Star
4) southeast
5) lucky day, auspicious occasion, happy day
recreation, pleasure
pleasure, amusement
enjoyable, fun
3) recreation room
4) amusement program, amusement programme
5) amusement quarter
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gauze, thin silk, Rome
fighting scene, scene of carnage (bloodshed)

2) shell, carapace
3) comprising, including, covering, encompassing
4) mandala
5) enumeration
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salary, stipend
annual salary
salary reduction, salary cut
3) salary
4) salary, pay
5) extra allowance
mist, haze; dimness (of sight)

2) morning glow, morning mist (haze)
3) to grow hazy, to be misty; to get blurry
4) smoke and mist, view
5) area in Tokyo
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rin, 1/10sen, 1/10bu
peak, ridge
2) highest peak, most prominent
3) mountain range
4) high mountain, lofty peak
5) Cape of Good Hope
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gorge, ravine
channel (e.g. between two land masses)

glen, ravine, gorge, canyon
3) isthmus
4) fjord
5) gorge, ravine, gap
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grow dim, blurred, be hazy
condolences, mourning, funeral
condolence call
message of condolence, memorial address
3) condolence, sympathy, mourning
4) to mourn for, to hold a memorial service for
5) congratulations and condolences
one-hundredth
2) (not even) a bit of, (not even) a hint of
3) ten to one, nine cases out of ten
4) (not) in the least, (not) a bit
5) farthing, trifle
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brew, cause
brew, foment, breed

brewing, distillation
3) type of sake brewed by low temperature
fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
4) to engender, to bring about
5) to brew, to cause, to give rise to
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gravy, pus, soup, juice, broth, sap
juice, sap, soup, broth

fruit juice
3) bile, gall
4) broth
5) water that has been used to wash rice
second (party to an agreement)

young female rice planter, young girl
3) 2nd in rank
4) A and B, excellent and good, similarity
5) strange taste, spicy taste
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everywhere, times, widely, generally
universal, ubiquitous, omnipresent

2) universal, omnipresent, ubiquitous
3) travels, pilgrimage, itinerancy
4) number of times
5) widely, generally, universally, far and wide
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nun; bitch
2) nun, priestess
3) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
4) native of Amagasaki; bitch
5) bitch
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
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husband (informal), master (of house, shop

China (now regarded as derogatory)
3) Indochina
4) (a) moment, an instant
5) (a) moment, an instant
imbalance, disparity, out of balance

equilibrium, balance
3) an expanded or expanding equilibrium
4) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin
dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the
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alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion
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bag, game-hunting, shooting, game
hunting, game
2) hunting
3) poaching
4) hunting gun, sportsgun
5) hound, hunting dog, gun dog
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aroma, fragrance, scent, smell

2) aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
3) to smell sweet, to be fragrant
4) to burn (usu. incense)
5) fumigation, smoking (out)
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review, inspection, revision
censorship, inspection, examination

inspection, reading; browsing (the WWW
3) revision, proofreading
4) inspection (of troops)
5) to inspect, to examine, to check; to elapse
goodwill, article, section, friendship, collusion
(international) loan
articles of incorporation, company statute
3) agreement, stipulation, article, clause
4) international yen loan
5) provisional articles
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scout out, reconnaissance

detective, sleuth, investigator
3) secret investigation, private enquiry
4) private detective
5) detective story
good morals and manners

rustic simplicity, homeliness
3) simple and kind, innocent
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sad, tragic, pitiful, frail, feeble, daring
hoarse, scold
resolute, determined, bold

2) fighting bravely
3) decisive action
4) brave, heroic, gallant
5) boldly
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threat, blackmail
2) cry in a thundering voice, one roar
3) acclamation
4) exclamation used to scold practitioners (in
Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
5) intimidation, threat, bluster
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fermentation
womb, uterus
enzyme
fermentation, zymosis
3) yeast, leaven
4) enzymology
5) yeast fungus
embryo, fetus, foetus

interior of womb
3) quickening, foetal (fetal) movement
4) abortion, aborticide, miscarriage
5) prenatal care, antenatal training
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pork, pig
pig
2) pork
3) pig-keeping, pig farming
4) pork cutlet
5) steamed yeast bun with minced pork filling
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intercept, interrupt, obstruct
railway crossing gate

isolation, cut off, blockade, quarantine
3) to interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct
4) screen, shielding, reverse clipping
5) blockage, quarantine
aroused, resent, be indignant, anger
resentment, indignation
2) indignation, resentment
3) fury
4) to be angry, to resent, to be enraged
5) dying in a fit of anger or indignation
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pigeon, dove
pigeon, dove
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
3) going into a huddle
4) rally, muster
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sulfur (S), sulphur

desulfurization, desulphurisation
3) sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid
4) sulfuration, sulphuration
5) sulphurous acid gas, sulfurous acid gas
door, gate, opening; title page

door(s) of a gate
3) opening a door
4) fire door
5) watertight door
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pardon, forgiveness
stealth, steal, secret, private, hushed
theft, stealing, larceny

2) in secret, secretly
3) plagiarism, piracy
4) secret, private, surreptitious
5) bicycle theft
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or again, furthermore, on the other hand
again, and, also, still (doing something)

or, otherwise
3) again
4) in addition, besides this, twice
5) unique, matchless, unparalleled
amnesty, pardon
2) pardon, forgiveness, mercy; leniency
3) amnesty
4) remission
5) pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission
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bubbles, foam, suds, froth
bubble, foam, froth, head on beer

styrofoam,
styrene foam,
polystyrene
3) foaming
4) (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
5) foam, bubble; nothing
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front door, title page, front page
spinning
expanded
lament, rue, be sad, sigh
spinning
2) to spin, to make yarn
3) spinning song
4) spinning and weaving
5) mixed yarn, mixed spinning
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obese, fat
fat, grease, blubber

fatty acid
3) fatty layer, layer of fat
4) vegetable fat
5) butterfat
strong feelings, deep emotion

2) indignation, resentment
3) deep emotion
4) indignant lamentation over the evils of the
times
5) indignant lamentation over the evils of the
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regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice,
hatred
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resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness

regretful
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4) to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame
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help, assist, aid
support, maintenance
aid, help, assistance, support
3) land east of China, Japan
4) to help, to save, to rescue
5) to help, to save, to rescue
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tiger, drunkard
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris); drunk person

2) Siberian tiger, panthera tigris altaica
3) crib notes, key (to a diagram)
4) Tiger Swallow Fist
5) close-cropped (head)
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Jin (dynasty of China, 265-420 CE)

taking up a new position as chief priest of a
Buddhist temple
3) History of the Jin Dynasty
4) Wei, Jin
5) Western Jin (dynasty of China, 265-317 CE)
Japanese Judas tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

2) knight (shogi)
3) laurel wreath
4) katsura forest, beautiful forest
5) servants registry
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play, drama
2) game, play, sports
3) caricature, cartoon, comics
4) play, sport, fun, caprice, joke, jest
5) to play pranks, to be spoiled, to be spoilt
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wild, uninhibited, extravagant, rampant

2) rushing around, running wild
3) running about, efforts, activity
4) busying oneself about (something)
5) torrent, violently rushing stream
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quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt

furiously
3) with lightning speed
4) thunderclap
5) impetuous dash forward
uncleanness, wrong, nigori, voiced, impurity
pollution, contamination, corruption, graft

2) to become muddy, to get impure
3) to make muddy, to prevaricate
4) muddy stream
5) Japanese voiced consonant mark; muddiness
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swift, fast
death anniversary, mourning, abhor, detestable
death anniversary
first anniversary of death
3) evasion, shirking, avoidance; challenge
4) taboo
5) abominable
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run, bustle
frolic, play, sport
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Big Dipper, 10 sho (vol), sake dipper, dots

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to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)

measuring container, measure
3) kanji radical 68 at right
4) 1 to (18l)
5) small salary
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bowl, pot, basin; flowerpot; crown, brainpan

potted plant
3) headband
4) small bowl
5) flowerpot
portrait
to share good luck
3) unworthiness of ones father (or master)
4) portrait
5) unworthiness of ones father (or master)
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husk, nut shell
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff

2) change in earths crust
3) cigarette end (butt), tobacco ashes
4) earths crust
5) shell
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brilliant, dazzling, light, bright

brilliant, dazzling, light, bright
3) dazzling brightness
4) bright and brilliant
superannuated, decrepitude
2) everlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality
3) to rot
4) dry rot
5) to rust away, to rot away, to decay
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fiefdom
2) feudal lord, daimyo
3) feudal retainer or warrior
4) each clan
5) former clan
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chicken
(domestic) chicken; chicken (meat)

chicken meat
3) poultry raising
4) hens egg
5) chicken bones, chicken carcass
receive, undergo, answer (phone), take,

get, catch
reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given

ones age at death
3) to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit
4) enjoyment, pleasure
5) epicureanism, hedonism
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decay, rot, remain in seclusion
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paulownia
paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa

2) tung oil, (Chinese) wood oil
3) Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)
4) Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)
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trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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falcon (Falconidae family), hawk

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the eight directions, the whole land

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wild boar
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5) small cup, sake cup; cup-shaped
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third month of the lunar calendar

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3) Maitreya (a bodhisattva)
4) ending up right back where one started
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genealogy, pedigree
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dissection, autopsy; analysis

anatomy
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permanence, distant, long time, leisure
quiet, calm, leisurely, easy

2) eternity, perpetuity, permanence
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kindliness, industry
honest and homely, simple

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manor
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lady
womanly virtues
3) graceful
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dawn, daybreak, in the event of

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fellow, guy, chap; thing, object

slave, servant
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5) slave; retainer, servant; captive; varlet; I
graceful, gentle, pure
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greatness, excellence
masterpiece, best work; blunder, boner

excel, foremost
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lock, padlock; tablet, lozenge, pill

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divine aid, divine grace, providential help

private secretary, amanuensis
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transition, move, change
change, transition, vicissitudes

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3) installation of a deity in a new shrine
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serve, waiter, samurai, wait upon
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos

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4) lady attendant, maid
5) to wait upon, to serve
fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate
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critical illness, on the verge of death

2) serious (illness)
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5) carefully, thoroughly, fully, deliberately
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uncle (younger than ones parent)

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5) grandaunt, great-aunt
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peng (in Chinese mythology

2) large bird; kun (in Chinese mythology
3) long cruise, great distance
4) phoenix wings, aeroplane wings
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bungling, clumsy, unskillful
hasty, rough and ready

unskillful, childish
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mountain peak, mountain pass, climax,

crest, (kokuji)
ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part

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4) road over a mountain pass
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male and female (animal)
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vinegar, sour, acid, tart
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type of sake brewed by low temperature

fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
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tremendously, very, great, exceedingly
very, greatly, exceedingly

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worship, adoration, admiration, cult

loftiness, sublimity, nobility
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4) to look up to, to respect
5) to respect, to revere
feminine, female
narrate, describe, confer, relate
conferring of decorations
2) lyricism
3) descriptive poetry, epic poem
4) autobiography
5) to relate, to narrate, to describe
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request, span
to cross over, to go across; to extend

to extend over so many years
3) for ever, from ancient times
4) to extend over several kilometers (kilometres)
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in turn, sending, relay
communications (e.g. post, tele.)

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3) forwarding
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princess, young lady of noble birth; girl

Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
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lacquer, varnish
lacquer ware
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5) jet black
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field of bamboo grass
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5) Veitchs bamboo (low and striped)
headland, cape, spit, promontory
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4) marriage registration
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pleasure, happy, rejoice
discomfort, unpleasantness, disagreeableness

pleasant, happy
3) enjoyable, fun
4) enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement
5) happy, cheerful, pleasant
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mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate
imitation, sham, mock; simulation

refreshment booth
3) imitation, sham, -like
4) to pattern after, to liken to, to imitate
5) zephyr lily
stationing (troops), occupancy

2) gathering, place where people gather
3) ton
4) to gather in large numbers (of people)
5) to gather in large numbers (of people)
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figure, design; twill weave

richly variegated in color or pattern
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the labium, labia
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4) red lips
5) red lips
wall, fence
mud wall, earthen wall, plaster wall
3) concrete-block wall
4) brick wall
5) stone wall
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confine to a room, profound, faint, tranquil, seclude, deep, secluded, dark, calm
ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom

2) to confine to a room
3) faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor
4) deep, dark, quiet
5) faint, fleeting
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cadet, friend
legal profession, lawyer

legal circles
3) sergeant
4) son of a distinguished family, son of a noble
5) master sergeant (JSDF)
leisure
leisure, quiet, inactivity

2) quiet (e.g. neighbourhood, neighborhood)
3) cuckoo
4) spare time, free time, leisure; time off
5) spare time, free time, leisure
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fortitude, firmness of character, hardihood

with resolution
3) fortitude, firmness, resolution
4) dauntless and decisive
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harvest, ripen
ripening (of a crop); crop, harvest

2) to bear fruit, to ripen
3) poor crop (of rice)
4) bumper harvest
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make light of, contempt, scorn, despise
insult, contempt, slight

(something) despised
3) contempt, scorn
4) to despise, to disdain, to make light of
5) contempt, scorn
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recitation, poem, song, composing
to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem), to write

2) author unknown, anonymous
3) to sing; to sing (ones praises in a poem
4) to compose (e.g. poem), to recite, to sing
5) recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
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vulgar, lowly, base, vile
mean, foul play, cowardly, base

menial, meanness, servility, abject
3) male domination of women, male chauvinism
4) self-abasement, humility, self-depreciation
5) greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean
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(a) touch of, tinge of

erasure, delete (e.g. DEL character)
3) powdered green tea for ceremonies
4) erasure, denial, obliteration
5) Denmark
to cast, to mint, to coin

mold, mould, template
3) cast metal, casting
4) casting, founding, minting
5) reminting, recasting
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military officer, jailer, old man, rank
slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
slave, servant
2) clerical script (ancient
3) slaves of the barbarians
4) slavery
5) subordination
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dairy (farm)
cheese
3) casein
4) butter
5) dairy product
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF)

2) first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
3) captain (JSDF)
4) second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign
5) jailer, gaoler, old man, rank
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commander, leading troops, governor
(field) marshal, (fleet) admiral

2) commander, leader
3) supreme command, high command
4) director of the Dazaifu
5) Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
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hide, shelter, shield
anonymity, pseudonym
concealment
3) shelter, shield, hide
4) hiding, concealment
5) to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
calamity
root of evil
3) war damages, ravages of war
4) calamity, catastrophe
5) wickedness, evil, calamity, disaster
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stalk, stem
stalk
2) taro stem
3) penis
4) stem of flower
5) (plant) bulb, onion
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departed, die
death
sudden death
3) to die, to pass away
4) exceptionally ugly man
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firefly, lightning bug

fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light
3) fluorescence
4) fluorescent paint
5) fluorescent substance, phosphor
neck, collar, lapel, neckband

front of neck, collar
3) ones heart
4) neckline (of dress, etc.)
5) open-collared shirt
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few, widow, minority
diarrhoea, diarrhea
2) dysentery
3) childrens dysentery
4) shigella (dysentery bacillus)
5) infected with diarrhea (diarrhoea)
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2) silent (person), shy, tacitern, reticent
3) widow
4) widow
5) few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
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commonplace, ordinary, employment
pit, hole
within a pit or (mine) shaft

tunnel, (mine) level
3) abandoned mine, disused mine
4) pit (esp. of a mine)
5) pithead, minehead
mediocre, banality, commonplace

middle way, (golden) mean, moderation
3) mediocrity, imbecility
4) common man
5) appointment, assignment, promotion
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a good horse, speed, a fast person
fine horse
2) prodigy, talented person
3) swift horse, fleet steed, fast runner
4) swift horse
5) fine horse
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collar, neck, lapel
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2) Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var.
japonica), Japanese boxwood
3) weeping willow
4) toothpick
5) willow (any tree of genus Salix)
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squeeze
squeezing
exploitation, squeezing, sweating
3) milking (a cow)
4) pressure, compression
5) to press, to wring, to squeeze
willow
burglar, rebel, traitor, robber
pirate, sea robber

thief, robber
3) thief, robber, burglar; rebel, insurgent
4) pirated edition, bootleg
5) foe, enemy, rival; resentment, enmity, grudge
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lake shore
riverside
3) ridge between rice fields; causeway
4) on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river
5) footpath between rice fields
consideration, taking into account

lucid, clear, plain
3) bright moonlight
4) clear, obvious
5) rightfulness
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our, ones own, I, my
I (nuance of arrogance), me, myself; we, us

2) I, me; oneself; you
3) I, me; oneself; you
4) my, our, ones own
5) we, us; I, me
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torture, beat
torture, the rack, third degree

instrument(s) of torture
3) the rack
4) instruments of torture
5) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel
Confucius
2) pupil, pupillary
3) hole; deficit, shortage
4) peafowl (inc. the male peacock, female peahen
5) hole pattern
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valley, ravine, canyon

2) mountain stream
3) valley
4) snowy valley
5) ravine
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corner, angle, edge, square jewel
watch, clock, timepiece

doctor
3) doctor
4) harsh-mannered, angular, rough
5) harsh-mannered, angular, rough
camellia
common camellia, Camellia japonica

camellia-like plant native to China
3) camellia oil
4) strange occurrence, unusual occurrence
5) Japanese stewartia, stewartia pseudocamellia
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mountain stream, valley
cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly
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clear, help
lass, girl, Miss, daughter
unmarried woman; (after a name) Miss

2) daughter; young lady
3) (your) daughter, young woman
4) (term of respect for) anothers daughter
5) prostitute working at a soapland (lit: Turkish
girl)
1)
venerable old man
old man, venerable

inscrutable are the ways of heaven
3) tumbler, self-righting toy
4) old man
5) albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross
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lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), sacred lotus

lotus flower
3) sharing ones lot with another
4) Glory to the Sutra, Hail Lotus Sutra
5) lotus flower
bargain sale
low price
3) honesty, integrity, purity and unselfishness
4) cheap, inexpensive
5) charge, grounds, suspicion
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kiln, oven, furnace
stove, furnace, kiln

2) ceramics, ceramic industry
3) pottery
4) tunnel kiln
5) removing pots from kiln
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ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking
ugly, unattractive; unsightly, unseemly

shameful sight, disgraceful behavior
3) scandal
4) ugliness, meanness, offensiveness
5) ugly man; strong, brawny man
penitence, discipline, house arrest

2) indiscretion, imprudence
3) stern, grave, solemn, sobersided
4) respectfully, humbly, reverently
5) to be careful, to be discreet
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martyrdom
2) dying at ones post
3) martyrdom
4) to sacrifice oneself
5) martyr
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censure, criminal investigation
impeachment, accusation, censure

report of an officials offence to the emperor
(offense)
3) (Japanese) Court of Impeachment
4) impeachment vote
5) Judge Impeachment Court
praise, extol
Medal with Purple Ribbon

to praise, to admire, to speak well
3) medal (of merit), prize, reward
4) reward, prize
5) medal of honour, medal of merit
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martyrdom, follow by resigning
discreet, reverently, humbly
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peaceful, bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low
price, cheap, rested, contented
measuring box, 1.8 liter
measuring container, measure

2) sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres)
3) one square on a grid, one cell of a grid
4) unit of old Japanese liquid measurement
5) 1 sho bottle (1.8 litres)
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worry, nuisance, pain, irksome, anxiety, ill,

trouble, annoy
complex, intricate, complicated, confused

troublesome, annoying, complicated
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tariff, crop tax, borrowing
taxes, taxation
concession, settlement
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depravity, corruption, degradation

abortion, aborticide, miscarriage
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bridegroom, son-in-law
adopted son-in-law
2) ones son-in-law
3) bridegroom
4) husband, groom; (ones) son-in-law
5) vagina; screw
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congratulations
Orders of the Sacred Treasure

youth, freshness, purity, luster (lustre)
3) young (and lustrous), fresh, juicy; lively
4) Switzerland; Swiss
5) Sweden
wharf, bridge, jetty, pier

2) reviewing stand, box, gallery
3) suspension bridge, viaduct, temporary bridge
4) frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece
5) sheathing (under thatched roofing)
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correction, remedy
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3) eccentric
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5) radical, extreme, eccentric
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captured, criminal, arrest, catch
criminals condemned to death

prisoner
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4) imprisonment, captive
5) prison labor, prison labour, forced labor
pining, yearn for, love dearly, adore
to yearn for, to miss, to adore

dear, beloved
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4) cherish the memory of, yearn for
5) love, attachment, adoration
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rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure,

control, pretend, falsify
jetty, bolt (door), scaffold, cleat, frame
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degenerate, descend to, lapse into
leave, withdraw, go, quit, stop
dismissal, discharge
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3) to resign, to retire, to quit
4) to fire (from job), to discharge
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so-and-so, one, a certain, that person
someone; I, personal pronoun

certain, one
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five (used in legal documents)

corporal
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5) to rank with, to rank among
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endocrine; incretion, internal secretion
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steadily,
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gradually advancing,
orchid, Holland
finally,
gradual progress, steady advance

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name given to naturalized foreigners,

Manchu dynasty
Qin (dynasty of China; 221-206 BCE), Chin

ash (tree)
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orchid; The Netherlands

2) Dutch studies, studies of Western knowledge
3) Iran
4) Holland, The Netherlands
5) Holland, The Netherlands
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unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster
trouble, burden, care, bother, worry

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affair, state
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5) loess, yellow sand, bai
mosquito
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4) crane fly
5) faint voice
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file, line, 5, 5-man squad
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hay
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3) cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
4) thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage
5) thatched cottage, hovel, my humble cottage
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seaweed, duckweed
duckweed, seaweed, algae

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to help, to save, to rescue

3) to appoint, to designate
4) guidance, protective custody
5) giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state
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spine, vertebral column

2) intervertebral disk
3) lumbar vertebrae
4) any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
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beetle brow, uneven, convex
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness

letterpress, relief printing
3) letterpress, relief printing
4) brow, forehead; convex
5) unevenness, roughness, ruggedness
storm, tempest
storm, tempest
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3) sandstorm
4) night storm
5) calm before a storm
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menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten
menace, threat, intimidation; to threaten

to threaten, to menace
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4) brilliant, bright, glorious
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reverberation, swelling (of a hymn)

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5) metrical foot (poet.)
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nitrate, saltpeter
nitric acid
gunpowder smoke
3) glass, pane
4) flint glass
5) nitrous acid
flourishing, teeming with culture, aromatic

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imperial decree, imperial edict

imperial edict, decree
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4) imperial scroll
5) the emperors censure
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

rhododendron, Rhododendron metternichii
3) Tsukushi rhododendron
4) Rhododendron metternichii
5) Azuma rhododendron
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coffin, casket
sound of jewels
coffin, casket
2) sarcophagus, stone coffin
3) coffin, casket
4) carrying out a coffin, funeral procession
5) placing in the coffin
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beautiful from all sides, perfect serenity

2) clear, translucent, brilliant
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pistol, handgun, revolver
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4) Chinese art of self-defence (defense)
5) rock, paper, scissors game
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Confucianism, Confucianist, Chinese scholar
3) Confucianism
4) cynic (phil.)
5) teacher, scholar
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founding of a state
2) beginning of the year
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watchtower, lookout, high building
multistoried building
mirage
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4) tower, turret, lookout, belvedere
5) belfry, bell tower
soar, fly
to soar, to fly; to run, to dash

2) flight, flying, soaring
3) to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop
4) to soar, to fly; to run, to dash
5) far-out, groovy, flipped out
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distress, grieve, lament, be anxious
nostalgia, homesickness
pathos, sorrow, grief
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4) to grieve, to lament, to be anxious
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firewood, kindling, fuel

wood and charcoal, fuel
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4) fuel and water, cooking, salary
5) firewood gathering
summit, peak
prosperity
doing well, prosperous
3) Genkou era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9)
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watershed, divide
2) peak, ridge
3) high peak
4) the Hakone Mountains
5) northern mountain, Mt. Hiei
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results, grant, gift, boon
Emperors cup, trophy given by the Emperor

Imperial gift
3) gift, boon, result, fruit
4) to receive; to grant, to bestow, to award
5) to be given, to be granted
brown, woollen kimono
brown
2) dark reddish-brown, liver color
3) dark brown
4) yellowish-brown
5) brown algae, phaeophyceae
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plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper
stopper, cork, stopcock

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4) gas tap, gas cock
5) organ stop
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4) from ... to, between ... and; or
5) father
high, boasting
tall tree, forest tree, arbor, arbour

pride, self-conceit
3) deciduous tall tree
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get, catch, undergo, answer (phone), take
darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust
repair, mending
2) upkeep (of equip.)
3) mending, repair, darning, patching up
4) to mend, to repair, to fix, to patch up
5) to temporize, to temporise, to smooth over
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third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger

year of the tiger
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state, province, county (UK)

sandbank, sandbar
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4) Europe
5) Australia
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness

concave, hollow, sunken
3) unevenness, roughness, ruggedness
4) to dent, to indent, to depress, to humiliate
5) to dent, to indent, to depress, to humiliate
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twig, ornamental evergreen
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

2) Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
3) yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
4) umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata
5) eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
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intimate, friendly, harmonious
harmonious
to be harmonious, to get on well
3) to be harmonious, to get on well
4) friendship, reunion
5) informal social gathering
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2) Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var.
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3) reddish yellow
4) pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
5) Betulaceae (plant family), hazelnut
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barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

2) egoma (type of perilla)
3) egoma seed oil
4) (ancient) North China barbarian nations
5) sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
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inmost, heart, mind, inside
compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism

innermost feelings
3) a blending of Japanese and Western styles
4) distress
5) compromise proposal
rock, crag, boulder
rock, crag
craggy, steep (as of a mountain)
3) cave, cavern
4) wall of rock, rock cliff, rock face
5) craggy, steep (as of a mountain)
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birch
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concave, hollow, sunken
tempering, refine, drill, train, polish
refining, smelting, tempering

2) alchemy; making big money (implied
3) tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining
4) veteran
5) test, trial, probation, ordeal, tribulation
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high, steep
rigorous distinction
steep, precipitous
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4) steep, sharp
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rejection, expulsion, boycott, ostracism

to repel, to drive away, to repulse
3) to step back, to move back
4) rejection, ostracism
5) scout, patrol, spy
destroyer
one by one, in detail, minutely
3) extermination, expulsion, destruction
4) successively, one after another, sequentially
5) expulsion, ejection, dismissal, ostracism
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butterfly
2) butterfly
3) hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
4) skipper butterfly
5) bow tie
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polish
polish (jewels), cultivation

cultivate ones character by studying hard
3) carving and polishing
4) to work hard together
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2) Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree
3) Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree
imperial edict
imperial edict, decree

imperial decree, imperial edict
3) imperial edict, decree
4) imperial rescript
5) imperial edict
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banana
evening, early night hours

2) night owl, nighthawk, late bird
3) this evening, tonight
4) spring evening
5) nightfall, early evening
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pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit
without authority, reckless, delusion, unnecessarily
wild idea, delusion

without authority, without reason
3) morally corrupt
4) falsehood, untruth, delusion
5) rash and blind act
correct style in a haiku (like Bashos)

2) Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
3) Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
4) sailfish
5) yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
1)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl

Ryuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands
3) Ryuukyuu (Ryukyu) Islands
4) Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale:
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5) Ryukyuan languages
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temple, monastery
3) indigo
4) indigo
5) Medal with Blue Ribbon (philanthropy)
companions, fellows
friend, companion, pal
3) friend, companion
4) faction, clique
5) comrade, friend, associate
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remote, far off

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tachibana (inedible citrus, Citrus tachibana)

citrus fruits
3) trifoliate orange, golden apple
4) sudachi, Japanese citrus (Citrus sudachi)
5) sudachi, Japanese citrus (Citrus sudachi)
matchmaking
2) evening drink
3) pouring alcohol, person pouring alcohol
4) to serve sake
5) consideration (for others)
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bath, bathtub; bathroom, bathhouse

2) bass range (in Japanese music)
3) to take a bath
4) Turkish bath
5) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary;
fundamentals, the ABCs of ...
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park, garden, farm
imperial garden
Koujien (famous Japanese dictionary)
3) outer garden
4) garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park
5) country, rural districts; cultivated land
songs with samisen
song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment
3) lullaby
4) ballad
5) (style of) folk song
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spine, backbone
bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw

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companion, friend
rinse mouth, gargle
gargling, rinsing ones mouth

2) to rinse, to wash out; to have ones revenge
3) to gargle, to rinse the mouth
4) gargling, rinsing ones mouth
5) sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being
wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
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distribute, disseminate, partition, understand
distribution
grayish color, greyish colour; grizzled hair
3) distribution price
4) circulation, distribution, promulgation
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limbs, members, body
3) limbs, extremities
4) handicapped child
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mimeograph, copy
exemplar
2) copy, transcription, mimeograph, photocopy
3) copier, copying machine
4) mimeograph, stencil
5) official copy of the family register
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uproar, breed, boil, ferment, seethe
welling of water
gushing out, welling up, springing up
3) to well (up), to gush forth (of water)
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5) to boil up, to come to the boil, to seethe
forest; shrine grove

2) sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae
3) careless, sloppy, faulty
4) careless, negligent
5) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
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2) Panama
3) lymph
4) 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle
5) comma-pattern tile
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auspicious, happiness, blessed, good fortune
good omen
Katei era (1235.9.19-1238.11.23)
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pupil, pupillary
3) pupil
4) to strain ones eyes
5) pupil dilation
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southeast
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take pleasure in, rejoice
pleasant, delightful
2) jump up for joy
3) thinking happily of
4) pleasure
5) joyful, cheerful
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to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

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ancient Japan, Yamato
Japanese person (term esp. used in ancient

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2) ancient Japan
3) Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
4) Japanese pirates (of the Middle Ages)
5) Japanese pirates (of the Middle Ages)
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extract, selection, summary, copy, spread

thin
excerpt, extract; annotation

2) excerpt, abridgment, book of selections
3) quotation, abstract, selection, summary
4) to make something (i.e. paper) from wet
5) anthology
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five-sided fortification
five-sided fort; Pentagon
3) prism
4) mountain ridge
5) lines of a mountain ridge
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se (Japanese unit of area equal to 30 tsubo

2) ridge, rib
3) mu (Chinese measure of land area
4) to undulate, to meander, to surge, to swell
5) furrow, room with ridged roof
beautiful, patterned
charging ahead of others
charging ahead of others, the first to charge

brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic
3) ringleader, chief
4) ringleader, chief
5) forerunner, ringleader
Yuuhikaku (law book publisher)

effect, result, worth, use, avail
3) gallant, heroic, brave
4) resourcefulness, ability
5) worthless, useless, hopeless
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rainbow
lazy, laziness
rainbow
2) primary rainbow
3) iris (of the eye)
4) rainbow-colored, rainbow-coloured
5) secondary rainbow
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furrow, ridge, 30 tsubo, rib
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corner, power, angle, majesty, edge
barbarian
inertia, habit, momentum

2) laziness, idleness
3) diligence and indolence, attendance
4) inertia, momentum; force of habit
5) indolence, listlessness
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wild goose, powerful, large, prosperous,

large bird, great
savage, uncivilized, uncivilised

1) bean goose (Anser fabalis)
act of barbarity, brutality, barbarism
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3) southern barbarians (formerly used by the
Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the
south); South-East Asia; Western Europe (esp.
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strong and brave
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soldier of dauntless courage
at, on, in, as for
in, on, at (place), as for, regarding

in, at, on, as for, regarding
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4) in, at
5) Ah!, Oh!, Alas!; Yes, Indeed, That is correct
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3) 10,000 Yen
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on D
chief, beginning
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Mencius (Meng Zi) (371-289BCE)

Confucius and Mencius
3) the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
4) beginning of summer
5) beginning of spring
hollyhock
2) hollyhock festival
3) sea anemone
4) sunflower, Helianthus annuus
5) wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
1)
fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

increase in a samurais stipend
3) presence, dignity
4) small stipend
5) retainers stipend, official pay, salary
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hollyhock
high, far
marquis, lord, daimyo
high (as of a mountain)

2) high (as of a mountain)
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arc, arch, bow
arc
arc
3) closing parenthesis
4) closing brace
5) parenthesis, brackets
marquis, lord, daimyo

2) marquis, marquess
3) king and princes, noble rank
4) principality
5) marchioness
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sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth

sign of Chinese zodiac
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent

year of the snake
3) southeast
4) sixth of the sexagenary cycle
5) March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the
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dropwort, Japanese parsley
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fluent (language skill), flowing

expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
3) carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless
4) fluency, facileness
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male mythical bird
mythical Firebird Goddess (sometimes erroneously associated with phoenix), female

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2) feng (male Chinese phoenix)
3) large bird; kun (in Chinese mythology
4) imperial carriage
5) verbal message
wise
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discerning (quick) eye, keen insight

wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
3) suggestion, hint
4) suggestion, hint
5) clever, of quick intellect
apricot, Prunus armenica, apricot tree

2) apricot grove
3) apricot jam
4) apricot seed, apricot kernel
5) chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)
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refined, gentle
refined, handsome and solid in character

2) erudite and refined, handsome
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however, but

but, however, provided that
3) conditional
4) proviso
5) proviso
balmy, favourable, fragrant
sweet, fragrant, aromatic

aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
3) sweet-smelling, scentful, fragrant
4) fragrance, perfume, aroma; honor, honour
5) Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
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apricot
affixed, attach, refer to, append
to affix, to append, to attach; to entrust

2) to attach, to join, to add, to append
3) to affix, to append, to attach; to entrust
4) attachment, appendage, annex, annexure
5) date, dating
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reform, correction, training

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authorized, authorised, appointed

adoration, reverence, admiration
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eyebrow, eyebrows
emergency, urgency, imminence
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4) painted eyebrows
5) painted eyebrows
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steep, craggy, rugged
eyebrow
potato
tuber, taro, potato; yokel, bumpkin

4) yam
5) taro
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ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher
3) green, emerald green
4) jade green
5) emerald, jade
complication, intricacy
guide, general survey, conspectus
3) secret savings, stash
4) synthesis, coordination, putting together
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hazelnut, filbert
corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii

2) Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
3) hazel, corylus avellana
4) Japanese hazel, corylus sieboldiana
5) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
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grandma, wet nurse, old woman
old woman
old woman
3) grandmother; female senior-citizen
4) to shamelessly demand ones rights
5) old maid, frump, hag
rule
freshwater trout, smelt
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis)

2) Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling)
5) sweetfish going downstream to spawn
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glaze, colorful, captivating, polish, glossy,

charm, luster
gloss, glaze
charming, fascinating, voluptuous
3) fascinating, voluptuous
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ivy (esp. Boston ivy

ivy and vines, creepers
3) ivy and vines, creepers
4) ivy and vines, creepers
5) kind of ivy, Hedera rhombea
side dish, daily (household) dish

shrine enshrining several gods
3) (Edo period) streetwalker
4) government, administration (fief)
5) (hist.) governor-general
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strand, beach, shore
waters edge, beach, shore

2) shore, waterside
3) sand bar, waters edge
4) along the shore
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dilute (acid), rare, phenomenal
rare, seldom
dilution
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4) scarce, rare
5) rare, uncommon
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon

2) gerfalcon
3) Falconidae family (birds of prey)
4) hawk and falcon
5) northern hobby (species of falcon
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swamp, shore
lotus, Mt Fuji
fifth month of the lunar calendar
emulate, imitate
imitation, copying
to imitate, to follow, to emulate
3) to follow precedent
4) imitation, copying
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reflect, think, consider
this (indicating an item near the speaker

presumably, conceivably, in my opinion
3) thought, thinking, speculation
4) as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
5) the way of the gods
cotton rose, Hibiscus mutabilis

2) Mt Fuji (lotus-shaped mountain)
3) cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis cv.
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chick, duckling, doll, squab
young bird, chick; doll; green

breeder
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4) model, miniature, pattern; sample, specimen
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thrift, economy, frugality

economy
3) thrifty, economical
4) industry, diligence, frugality
5) living frugally

divine grace, Gods help
3) assistance
4) divine aid, divine grace, providential help
5) heavenly protection, divine help
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blackened eyebrows
blackened eyebrows, eyebrow pencil

2) blackish blue
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adore, yearn after, long for, aspire to, admire
yearning, longing, aspiration

to long for, to yearn after, to admire
3) longing, aspiration
4) to long for, to yearn after, to admire
5) object of adoration, longing
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

2) luxury, splendour, splendor, prosperity
3) false glitter
4) wealth, prosperity
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bundle of dried meat, present to a teacher

2) tall bamboo
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for the first time, not until
for the first time; only after ... is it ...

beginning of the year
3) new futures on the first trading session of the
month
4) Confucius
5) your personal name
kindness
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gracious
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gleam, twinkle, shine, sparkle
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assist, help
sincere, kind, considerate

2) honest and homely, simple
4) cordial and friendly, affectionate
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baron, peerage, court rank
count, earl
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
3) prince, duke
4) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher
5) marquis, marquess
overflowing, flood
morally corrupt, slovenly, obscene
3) without authority, without reason
4) morally corrupt
5) random firing, reckless firing
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third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
3rd in rank
2) ABC, 1, 2 and 3
3) 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle (year of the
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of women destined to kill their husbands)
4) A, B, C and D, first, second
5) class C, third class
ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment, levy
1)
allotment, quota, payment in installments

poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing)
3) levy, imposition
4) to allocate; to compose (poetry, etc.)
5) monthly installment (instalment)
consideration, fear, concern, expectation,

uneasiness, anxiety
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness

2) field poppy, Papaver rhoeas
3) emergency
4) fear, misgivings
5) risk of failure
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ground-breaking, open up farmland
cultivating new land

cultivated land
3) uncultivated
4) virgin soil, uncultivated land
5) uncultivated, wild
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ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
excessive, overflow, spread out
officer, an official
18 ml (one-tenth of a go)
2) one shaku
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government official, clerk

2) an official
3) lower official
4) executioner
5) public official
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abide by, follow, obey, learn
obedience
compliance, adherence (to a set of rules)
3) obeying, observing, following
4) law-abiding
5) law-abiding citizen
audience, audience (with king)
to have an audience with

to have an audience with
3) audience (with someone)
4) private audience
5) having an audience with someone of very high
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bulge, fill out, swell, dilate, distend
to swell (from inflammation)

swelling, bulge, puff
3) to expand, to swell (out), to get big
4) to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out)
5) boil, swelling
counter for articles

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system
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3) counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system
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pig iron
4) individual,
one by one, separate
one year
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monme, 3.75 grams, (kokuji)
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 g

2) 375 grams (100 monme)
1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty, counter for loaves of

bread, axe radical (no. 69)
unit of weight 600g
2) 1 kin (0.6kg);
1 loaf of bread
3) weight
4) weight
5) axe
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pox, smallpox
(smallpox) vaccination, inoculation

2) smallpox, variola
3) smallpox, variola; pockmark, pock
4) light case of smallpox
5) cow pox, vaccinia
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pig iron
2) pig iron
3) white pig iron
4) molten iron
5) molten iron
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carving and engraving

plastic
3) plasticizer, plasticiser
4) plasticity
5) plastics
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exhaustion, consumption, waste, dissipation

consumable goods
3) mental retardation, unsound mind
4) wear, abrasion
5) exhaustive
weight, plumb bob, sinker
weight; sinker (fishing)

2) spindle
3) counter for spindles
4) weight (of a fishing net)
5) idle spindles
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decrease
model, molding
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two (used in legal documents)

two (used in old or legal documents)
3) duplicity, treachery, double-dealing
yet, moreover, and

temporary, transient; trifling, slight
3) besides, and yet
4) besides, furthermore, moreover
5) besides, furthermore, moreover
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gleeful, joyful
2) happy, glad, pleasant
3) to be glad
4) delightful, glad-looking
5) flattery, adulation, commendation
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shine, light
rays of the rising sun

rays of the setting sun
cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree
ebony
2) husband (informal), master (of house, shop
3) mythical founder of Korea
4) sandalwood
5) sandalwood oil
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emperors seal
glad, pleased, rejoice
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moreover, also, furthermore
comet
comet
to become famous overnight
3) Halleys comet
emperors seal
2) imperial seal
3) sovereigns seal
4) sacred sword and jewels
5) imperial seal, privy seal
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blue, pale
blue; green; green light

blue, green; pale; unripe, inexperienced
3) antique-looking, looking hoary with patina
4) pale, pallid; bluish-white
5) pale
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only, free, in addition

2) unusual, uncommon, extraordinary
3) absolutely, only, emphatic modifier
4) unusual, serious; incomparable
5) nothing but, earnestly, intently
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triumphal return
victory song, victory
3) returning victorious army
4) arch of triumph, triumphal arch
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of Chinese zodiac
second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox

year of the ox
3) northeast
4) two oclock in the morning
5) Year of the Ox
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)

catalpa bow, betula grossa
3) publication, wood-block printing
4) Emperors coffin (made of catalpa wood)
5) cabinetmaker, woodworker
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eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity
tide, current; salt water; opportunity

2) blood spilt from the body
3) tide
4) shell gathering (at low tide), clamming
5) ebb tide
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conjunction (astronomy),
month
to come true (wish); to be suited

2) to grant (request, wish)
3) everything working out as desired
4) to satisfy (one), to meet (ones) desire
5) to win the favour of (favor)
kimono design
gorgeous, brilliant, dazzling, gaudy

damask
3) luxurious and gorgeous
4) colorful pattern, colourful pattern
5) luxurious and gorgeous, splendid, dazzling
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resonant, sweet, clear, refreshing, bracing
refreshing, exhilarating
2) fresh, refreshing, invigorating, clear
3) rustling; refreshing; clearly
4) fine disposition
5) gallant, dashing, jaunty
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cold, be clear, skilful, serene
clearness, clarity
clearness, clarity
3) to be clear, to be serene, to be cold
4) to shine clearly
5) to clear gradually, to get cold gradually
grant, answer
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first day of
new moon; first day of the lunar month

first day of the month
3) first day of the month
4) beginning of the month or the year
5) Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku)
catalpa tree
attending, entertainer, nursing
temple, monastery
2) nursing, nurse, attending, attendant
3) attending (upon), keeping another company
4) fairy play, pantomime
5) fairy-tale book
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many, dark, black
daybreak, dawn
dawning
3) the masses, common people
4) Li (people)
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germination, germ, sprout, bud, sign

to bud, to sprout
3) bean sprouts
4) bean sprouts
5) signs, omen, symptoms
full of vim and vigor

being full of energy (drive, motivation
3) brimming with vitality, full of vigor
4) morale being very high
5) prosperous
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lapis lazuli
ballad drama
2) lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl
3) old name for bunraku
4) old name for the bunraku
5) old name for the bunraku
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sow (seeds)
gold or silver lacquer

to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow (seeds)
3) to disseminate, to scatter
4) to sow (seeds)
5) sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
to recollect, to remember
2) to be brought to mind, to come to mind
3) memorial concert
4) to think of the dead
5) things reminiscent of bygone days
2)
far, far away, distant, remote, far off

2) ramble, saunter, walk
3) far off, in the distance, long ago, far
4) from afar, over a great distance, all the way
5) from afar, over a great distance, all the way
1)
type of morning glory, rose of Sharon,

althea
license, sincerity, permit
permission, licence, license

consent, acceptance, agreement
3) permission, assent, compliance
4) courtesy, sincerity
5) being versed in the literary and military arts
1)
2)
long ago, far off, distant
recollect, remember
1)
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successful, beautiful, vigorous, flourishing
carp
common carp, koi carp (Cyprinus carpio)

2) carp streamer, carp banner
3) koi herpes virus (KHV)
4) coloured carp, colored carp
5) black carp, black koi
1)
ruler, carpenters square
rectangle
quadrature
3) carpenters square; perpendicularity
4) carpenters square (for checking angles)
5) carpenters square; instigation, suggestion
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spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger
sparkle of jewelry, crystal
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figured cloth, beautiful
thin twilled silk fabric

2) fine clothes
3) gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay
4) fine skill, simplicity
5) pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair; clean, clear
1)
endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over,

defy, slight, surpass
tiding over
to outdo, to surpass, to endure
3) makeshift, temporary expedient
4) shelter
5) skyscraping, very high
fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare

2) bean-curd lees, soybean pulp
3) year of the hare
4) fourth month of the lunar calendar
5) short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
2)
valiant, brave, surge (of water)

2) valiant, brave, surge (of water)
3) unfathomable, great expanse of water
1)
scarlet, cardinal
scarlet, red; blood

red; Red (i.e. communist)
3) salvia (sage family)
4) red carp, golden carp
5) scarlet
madder, red dye, Turkey red
madder
glowing sky
3) glowing sky
4) madder red
5) madder root
1)
2)
sparkling water
sign of the hare or rabbit, 5-7AM, fourth

sign of Chinese zodiac, east
1)
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crystal, transparent gem
white, clear
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty

2) pearly white teeth
3) bright white moon
4) zinc sulfate heptahydrate, white vitriol
5) starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of
beautiful women)
1)
burr, ball
ball
burr, bur, (chestnut) case, (pine) cone
3) rubber ball
4) pinecone, pine cone
5) traditional Japanese handball game
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cleverness, sagacity
cleverness, sagacity
3) cunning, crafty, shrewd, guileful
sea bream (Sparidae), porgy

Matsubaras red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)
3) red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
4) yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
5) splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
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blue, green
blue; green; green light

2) deep blue, azure
3) blue, green; pale; unripe, inexperienced
4) yellow jasper, beryl
5) red and green
1)
good crops, prosperity, 10**28
1028
2) good harvest, abundant crop
3) bumper (abundant) crop
1)
serving our elders
filial piety, brotherly love

2) obedience
1)
dice, form, appearance, take, coloring
betrothal gift
acclamation
3) dice, die; baton (of command)
4) baton (of command)
5) to lead, to direct, to take command
sea bream, red snapper
village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163)
kanji "large village" radical

2) remote village
3) city, town, village
4) hamlet, village
5) hamlet
1)
peck, pick up
woodpecker
to pick at, to peck at
3) woodpecker
4) Japanese woodpecker
5) great spotted woodpecker
1)
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west, bird, sign of the bird, 5-7PM, tenth

sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no.
164)
tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird

2) year of the cock
3) 34th of the sexagenary cycle
4) Bird Day
5) west
1)
citron
Japanese citron (Citrus junos

Japanese citron (Citrus junos
3) Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima
4) condiment paste made from yuzu zest and
chile peppers
5) swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus
plants)
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beautiful black jewel, nine
happiness, luck
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

fortuitous, luck, windfall, godsend
3) unhappiness, sad fate, misfortune
4) speculative spirit
5) speculation
1)
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star, god of literature
Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28

mansions)
2) Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28
mansions)
1)
towering in a row
butterbur (Petasites japonicus)

2) liquorice, licorice
3) edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
4) Japanese silver leaf, Farfugium japonicum
2)
melting, smelting
melting
2) metallurgy
3) jig (tool)
4) smithing, blacksmith
5) swordsmith
1)
consult with
promotion of social intercourse

question, enquiry, inquiry
bookmark, guidebook
bookmark, guidebook
2) to put a bookmark between the pages of a book
1)
excuse, tolerate, forgive
benevolence, magnanimity
sincerity and consideration
3) magnanimity, forgiveness, generosity
butterbur, bog rhubarb
1)
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nine (used in legal documents)

Cuba
Buddhist surplice
kasaya (monks stole)

hate everything about a person
3) grandiose, exaggerated
4) wearing a kasaya
5) slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
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how, what, alas, "?" (question mark)
how!, what!, alas!

joy, exultation
3) Well done!, soft bean-jam
4) Sad to say, How sad, Alas
5) Sad to say, How sad, Alas
1)
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lotus
cotton rose, Hibiscus mutabilis

2) Mt Fuji (lotus-shaped mountain)
3) cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis cv.
Versicolor), Confederate rose
1)
iris
water route, shipping channel
waterway, channel; wake (of a ship)

marks in a water channel
neck, collar, lapel
neck, collar, lapel, neckband

2) lining of the collar
3) neckpiece (on a kimono)
4) collar core (stiff fabric
5) usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem
on kimono, yukata, etc.
1)
polish
treetops, twig
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)

yellow iris
3) Japanese iris, blue flag, Iris ensata
4) aromatic cane, orris
5) bathwater with iris petals
1)
2)
select, luxury
(natural) selection, weeding out

2) affair, state
3) natural selection
4) stupidity, absurdity, presumption
5) news, letter
1)
gossamer, gauze
(silk) gauze
small silk wrapper
3) small silk wrapper
4) small silk wrapper
5) cotton print, calico
treetop, tip of a branch

2) tree top, tip, periphery, minor details
3) spring of yellow buds
4) peripheral nerves
5) trivial, minor, insignificant
1)
maple
maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

maple
3) galbanum (gum resin from fennel)
4) maple sugar
5) maple-leaf viewing
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pupil of the eye
pupil (of eye); eye

pair of eyes
3) eye, pupil
4) one sweep (of the eye), an unbroken view
5) bright or beautiful eyes
coral
coral reef
3) brain coral
4) Coral Sea
5) organ-pipe coral
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tedious
verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)

2) wordy, verbose, prolix
3) wordy, verbose, prolix
1)
pacify, soothe, calm
to soothe, to calm, to pacify

to soothe and humor (humour), to coax
3) appeasement
4) appeasement policy
5) to soothe and humor (humour), to coax
1)
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morning, early
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera)

2) grey starling (gray)
3) common starling
4) common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
5) Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera)
1)
burn, bonfire
agricultural burning, setting a field ablaze

garden bonfire (esp. one held on the imperial
grounds)
the Pleiades
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the

28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters
2) Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the
3) Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the
1)
1)
type of deciduous tree, grey starling
cold, strict, severe
cold, frigid, bracing; dignified
eulogy
festive poem or song

gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
3) praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
4) to celebrate someones achievements
5) offertory, offertory music
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I; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows
1)
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glassy, lapis lazuli
again, and, also, still (doing something)

2) burnet
3) me too, I also
4) like dew or lightning, gone in a flash
5) A law is a law, however undesirable it may be
ballad drama
3) old name for bunraku
5) crystal, glass
1)
a coarse camlet
brilliant
brilliant, resplendant
brilliant, bright
3) brilliant, bright
4) brilliance, radiance
5) brilliant, bright, radiant
kasaya (monks stole)

hate everything about a person
3) grandiose, exaggerated
4) wearing a kasaya
5) slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
1)
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rise
to be highly strung, to get excited

2) to grow in intensity, to be aggravated
4) in high spirits, elated
5) excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
1)
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indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually

exquisite, truly beautiful
again, also
1)
alike, truth
edification, enlightenment, guide

2) guide, master, teacher
1)
large, great, eminent
great scholar, profound scholar

(Confucian) scholar
path, edify, way
jasmine
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

3) Japanese snowbell, styrax japonica
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jewel, tinkling of jewelry
question mark
indefinite, hazy, vague

Jesus (Chinese)
3) father and mother
4) Yamataikoku
5) alaya-vijnana (store consciousness
1)
2)
actor
court musician, minstrel

2) cleverness, sagacity
3) court musician
4) actor
1)
bright, prosperous, sunny, merry
strong, just, righteous, peace-loving
outspoken
2) outspoken
3) outspoken
1)
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late, quiet, sets (sun)
calm, tranquil
calm, tranquil
shine
clear
thou, second person, you
deep and broad
thou, you
you
3) like that, as such; yeah, uh-huh
4) yes, yea, aye, affirmative; to be so
5) Brazil
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pure sake, affection, purity
genuine, pure, perfect

good morals and manners
3) rustic simplicity, homeliness
4) mellowness
5) persuading by heavy-handed methods
string (of a shamisen, etc.)

single-stringed Japanese zither
3) orchestral music
4) stringed instruments
5) string music
1)
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descendent, issue, offspring
issue, offspring, paternal blood

2) half-brother, half-sister
3) descendant, scion
4) noblemans illegitimate child
5) noblemans illegitimate child
1)
urge to eat
urging one to drink more good wine during a

banquet
2) assisting at dinner, dining with a superior
1)
Chinese parasol tree, phoenix tree
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex)

2) Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
1)
intelligence, imperial
Mt. Hiei (in Kyoto)

emperors approval
3) the emperors instructions
4) (in the) emperors hearing
5) the emperors personal inspection
string, cord, samisen music
strong
release internal power

2) strong and nimble
3) excellent soldier
4) formidable foe
5) strong and fierce
1)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the

Chinese zodiac
twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Boar

year of the boar
3) 10 oclock in the evening
4) tenth month of the lunar calendar
5) 48th of the sexagenary cycle
1)
2)
a reed instrument
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes, free-reed instrument used in

Japanese court music
2) sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
3) sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
1)
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straight grain, spindle tree, (kokuji)
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

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thread, silk cloth
figured satin
imperial words
3) governing
4) the Emperors command
fast, quick, hasty, brisk; early (in the day

smart, clever; agile, nimble, quick
3) shortcut, expedient
4) news of a victory
5) nimble, prompt, agile, quick, shrewd, smart
1)
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2)
2)
clear
clarity
2) apparent, obvious, very clear
3) dimness, obscurity, indistinctness, unclear
4) articulation
5) obvious
1)
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2)
pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
pongee
pongee (unbleached silk)
lull, calm, (kokuji)
calm, lull
2) to become calm, to die down
3) evening calm
4) morning calm (over the ocean)
5) evening calm
1)
friendship, intimacy
friendship, friendly relations, connection

2) friendship, friendly relations, fellowship
3) friendship, friendly relations, connection
4) old friendship
5) friendship, amity
1)
ball
ball
traditional Japanese handball game
3) kemari
1)
2)
understand, appreciate, fact, reality
acknowledgement, acknowledgment
2) comprehension, consent, understanding
3) acknowledgement, acknowledgment
4) consideration, taking into account
5) court (national) mourning
1)
press, print, affix a seal, stamp
sealing (document)
to push, to press
3) to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push
4) transfer print
5) seal
victory, fast
jasmine

3) Japanese snowbell, styrax japonica
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the violet
violet (any flower of genus Viola

heartsease (wild pansy, Viola tricolor)
3) Fuji dawn (species of violet
4) Violaceae (the violet family of plants)
1)
1)
help
prime minister (in ancient China)
2)
Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright,

shining
giraffe; qilin (Chinese unicorn)

2) child prodigy, wonder child
3) the end of things (esp.
used for ones last
writings); ones dying hour (esp. used for the
death of Confucius)
4) dragons blood
5) dragons blood
waters edge, shore, bank
1)
waters edge, shore

shoreline, beach line
3) sand bar, waters edge
4) long stretch of winding beach
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind

2) gallant, dashing, jaunty
3) rustle of wind
4) cutting a fine (dashing, gallant
1)
1)
2)
2)
holly
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)

2) English holly (Ilex aquifolium)
3) Mahonia japonica, Japanese mahonia
1)
smiling, reed used to cover tatami
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)

with a smile
3) sweetly smiling
4) smiling
coconut tree
palm tree
date (palm tree)
3) coconut oil
4) cauliflower
5) areca palm
1)
suddenly, smoothly
daybreak, dawn, morning
husband (informal), master (of house, shop

2) husband
3) once; for a moment, temporarily; one morning
4) New Years Day
5) plum, almond
1)
finish, end
completion (e.g. of construction)

completion (e.g. of construction)
3) completion
4) ceremony to mark completion
5) ceremony to mark completion
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eggplant
eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine

eggplant (Solanum melongena), aubergine
3) squash, pumpkin
4) sweet briar
5)
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium), tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
deed, skill
your letter
beautiful face, exquisite countenance
3) fairyland
4) beautiful pond, place where immortals live
1)
1)
2)
2)
kabuki, Japanese classical drama

2) technique, art
3) ancient music
4) woman entertainer
5) ability, talent, skill, capacity
1)
beautiful as a jewel
be aggravated, swell, grow worse, grow

bulky
bulk, volume, quantity

2) to pile up, to increase
5) volume of water
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family name, surname, clan

family name, lineage, birth

gradually (progress into a state)

bind, join, fasten, organize, contract, do up

organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key

regulation, adjustment, tuning, modification

ruling, governing, overall, relationship

president, chief executive

counter for machines, foundation, fundamentals, radical (chem)

foundation, basis, standard

fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill,

constellations, palace, princess, Shinto

plan, project, behavior, actions, raise

to raise, to elevate; to do up (ones hair)

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain,

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Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

propose, take along, carry in hand

preamble, premise, reason, prerequisite

price, value, cost

ballot, label, ticket, sign

apply, yes, reply, answer, OK, accept

to respond, to satisfy, to accept

label, ballot, ticket, sign

utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

bowl, vessel, container; ability, capacity

inspection (e.g. customs, factory)

evidence, proof, certificate

securities, bonds, certificates

gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no.

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class, rank, grade

healthy, health, strength, persistence

health, sound, wholesome

class, grade, rank, school class, grade

attitude, condition, figure, appearance,

current status, condition, situation

(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle

care, protection, shelter, safeguard

regiment, party, company, squad

self-defence force, self-defense force

faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

dispatch, despatch, send

clause, stripe, streak, item, article

condition(s), term(s), requirement(s)

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

original, peculiar, characteristic

%, coefficient, factor, ratio, rate, proportion

ratio, proportion, percentage

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stretch, spread, put up (tent), lengthen,

claim, request, insistence, assertion

self-defence force, self-defense force

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

morality, righteousness, justice

ri (old Japanese unit of distance

scheme, plan, policy, step, means

evaluate, criticism, comment

valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation

political measures, policy

made in..., manufacture

ri, village, parents home, league