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these days; nowadays; recently; lately

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hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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residence; housing; residential building

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area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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etude

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

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kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori

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performer or player (of an instrument)

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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subject; theme

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Okamoto Ippei (1886.6.11-1948.10.11)

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Western clothing; Western binding

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granddaughter

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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butter

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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furthermore; even more

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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humor; humour; wit

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human interest; kindness

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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to ooze out; to seep; to show through (of emotions, etc.); to reveal itself

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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love triangle; eternal triangle

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psychological; mental

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depiction; description; portrayal

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility

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