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pattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals (esp. used on family crests)

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the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease

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Hachigorou

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ticket-collector; collecting tickets

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often; frequently

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cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys

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to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance

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to wake up

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billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw

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not worth doing; waste of effort

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rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing

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Matsuda

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palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)

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classical school

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fire under suspicious circumstances; arson

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you fool!; you idiot!

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greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable

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comb

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corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

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fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)

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clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down

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to haunt to death; to possess and kill

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caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

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hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)

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armory; armoury

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while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives

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sunny place; in the sun

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how many times; how often

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stepchild

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goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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sour; acid

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single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

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very bleak; dim

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came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)

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best time to see

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grandpa; grampa; grandfather

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encouragement; urging; spurring on

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

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foot; leg

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common camellia (Camellia japonica)

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good

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topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story

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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive

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origin of a fire

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