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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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meaning; called; said

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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cryptomeria forest

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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grandpa; granddad

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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Miyagi (prefecture)

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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head house (family); birthplace; originator

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to apologize; to apologise

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visit to a grave

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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Buddhist memorial service

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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village

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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scholar

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journal; magazine; periodical

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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support; stay; prop

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to return; to come back

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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only recently; just of late

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