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last ray of hope; only hope

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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being at home; being in

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alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate or garden

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two-storey house; two-story house

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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old father

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta

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sandal strap; geta strap

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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manufacture; production

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city dweller

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

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person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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egoism

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endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

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laughing matter

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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advice; warning

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at the time; in those days; then

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

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thread; yarn; string

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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binding thread; basting thread

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knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

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four corners; four ordinal directions

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to feel ashamed

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to worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate; to look with anger

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

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(not) one

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old mother; aged mother

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shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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