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increase

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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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master; expert

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new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894)

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kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

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to be absorbed in reading

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shogi; Japanese chess

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to hold (umbrella) over

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

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filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

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back of the hand

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speaking voice; talking voice

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direct appeal

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

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to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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if I do say so myself

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gossip

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inheritance from a parent

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thick; meaty; fleshy

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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facing west

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one summer

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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to let in (fresh) air

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

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness

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to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

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lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

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small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination

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tidying up; finishing

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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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government secretariat

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being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan

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sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

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to accuse somebody; to charge someone

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to declare; to plead

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Christianity

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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