book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 reason;  significance;  cause;  piece of information that one has heard;  I hear that ...;  it is said that ...
 teahouse;  (Edo period) rest stop;  (geisha) teahouse;  establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha;  tea house (that sells tea);  tea dealer
 work (film, book);  production;  creation;  turning (something) out
 companion;  follower;  attendant;  retinue
 exchange (e.g. cultural);  interchange;  interaction;  alternating current;  AC
 to look after (often medically);  to take care of
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 business;  task;  use;  purpose;  for the use of ...;  used for ...
 quotient;  dealing;  dealer;  second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale);  Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE);  Yin dynasty
 han;  fan;  unit that doubles the score of a hand
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 certain;  one; (arch.)  I; (arch.)  me
 sky;  heaven;  God;  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth);  deva (divine being of Buddhism);  top (of a book);  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
 prince;  subordinate Kumano shrine
 rain;  rainy day;  rainy weather;  the November suit (in hanafuda)
 school;  proof (of a book, document, etc.);  counter for proofs
 period;  time;  opportunity;  chance;  age;  term (e.g. in office);  session (e.g. of parliament)
 frequent;  densely packed;  thick
 action of making something;  -ification
 insect;  bug;  worm;  roundworm;  one's emotions;  one's feelings;  nervousness
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 two persons;  two people;  pair;  couple
 by the way;  incidentally;  sometimes;  occasionally;  precisely (at that time);  exactly
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 at the last moment;  this late in the game
 by no means;  never!;  something unexpected;  emergency; (arch.)  currently; (arch.)  for the time being
 to run away;  to flee;  to make off;  to start to run away
 intention;  plan;  belief;  assumption;  estimate;  estimation
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 it seems;  I think;  I guess;  right?;  don't you agree?
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 ordinary;  common;  free of charge;  unaffected;  as is;  only
 unfortunately;  sorry, but ...
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