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Run, Melos! (short story by Osamu Dazai)

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Kintaro-

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non-combustible waste; non-burnable rubbish

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inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable

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periodic table

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no problem; piece of cake

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flasher; exhibitionist

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origin of life

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unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)

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fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

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campfire

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fifth daughter

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mouth ulcer; stomatitis

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fourth-born daughter

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one flower; single flower; success; prosperity

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building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection

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long hair (usu. of a man)

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treatment (esp. hair treatment)

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outdoors school

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long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse

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rubber band; elastic band

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tooth powder; toothpaste

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room-service

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check-out

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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to light up; to brighten

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liking something; being partial to something; -phile

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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successive championships

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to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

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source of worry; source of distress

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dull; boring

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cone; pyramid

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final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

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third daughter

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in those days

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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gargling; rinsing one's mouth

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Berlin (Germany)

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

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end; break

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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division into equal parts; equal parts

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element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source

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toothbrush

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