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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

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school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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uniform

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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cuff; armhole

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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non-commissioned officer

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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Japanese (people, language, style)

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traditional

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to carry around; to carry on one's person

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nose

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

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newly-built ship; new boat

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heroine

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reward; prize

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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specifications; specs

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simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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to smile

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

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(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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crouched burial

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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night; nighttime

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

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who; what kind of person

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another person; others

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revelatory

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moment; second; instant

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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