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or; otherwise

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foreign language

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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ancient people

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the people; the public

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to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

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to mail a letter

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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

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go home; get out

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

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oracle; revelation; divine message; tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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warichū; explanatory notes inserted between lines; interlinear notes; typesetting of parenthetical comments into two half-sized columns of text

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girls' school

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

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padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes

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carpenter

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gambling

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ninety; 90

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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when; at what point

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you; hubby; dearie

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sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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evening

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clothes; outfit; uniform

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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oblong brazier

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iron kettle

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deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

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to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

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(ancient) Roman

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Greek (person)

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