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to employ; to hire; to charter

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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to be found; to be discovered

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that's so, isn't it

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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

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adds force or indicates command

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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in session; in progress; under way; open

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to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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oh, yes?; really?

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Tales of Ise

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extract; excerpt; selection

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example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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time; hour; period; class

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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the end

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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of course; certainly; naturally

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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