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Recorder and Randsell

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Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

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elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile

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height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

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being invited

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you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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cake

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older sister; lass; young lady

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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oh, yes?; really?

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had better ...; had better not ...

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

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older sister; elder sister

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to return; to come back

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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friend; companion

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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thank you; thanks

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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suffix for familiar person

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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then; well; so; be; is

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but; however; although

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