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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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godmother

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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mist; haze

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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(someone else's) daughter

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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ridiculous; odd

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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disregarding; ignoring

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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left; left hand side

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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aura

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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hey there; I say; see here

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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astigmatism

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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that; those; the

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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grandchild

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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relief; peace of mind

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having just started...

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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