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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

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space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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seating order

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draw; tie; quits; even; square

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instant; moment; for an instant

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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feeling of solidarity

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

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thank you; thanks

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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hey; listen

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

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party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

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medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

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one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

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full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

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well; now; then

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king

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party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

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to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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from the beginning

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arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

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