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Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais

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son

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octopus

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

3

letter of introduction

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

borrowing

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

massing (of troops); gathering

2

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

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to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

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utility value

3

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

3

Shirou

3

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

ceremony; rites

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Ishikawa (prefecture)

2

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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cancer

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Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

ago; since; before; previous

3

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

winter

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pond

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

skating (esp. ice); skate; skates

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

Shinto shrine

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crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish

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

2

thread; yarn; string

1

frog

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

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cloakroom; checkroom

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croak; ribbit; sound of frogs

2

in accordance with plans; just as planned

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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urgent business

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have a good day; take care; see you

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insensitive person

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construction; establishment

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trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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