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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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I; me

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television; TV

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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that; those; the

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fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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oh, yes?; really?

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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Western style

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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first shrine visit of the New Year

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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cousin (female)

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

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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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Chihayaburu

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ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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Japanese person

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be; is

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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