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(full) name; identity

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surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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none

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pollen

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to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)

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to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

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tip; gratuity; alms

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uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

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strong point

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blade of grass

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bone fragment; spicule

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Shigeko

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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destiny; fate; karma

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hosho paper; traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper made from high-quality mulberry wood

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excuse; pretext

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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insensitive person

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voice; cry; shout

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt

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to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

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to smoke (tobacco)

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to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard

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something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

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rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man

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to find it hard to say

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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reward; honorarium; remuneration

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emphasis-adding particle

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

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shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke

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to pick up and rescue

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rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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Fukagawa

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one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind

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to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

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food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

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this transient world

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to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

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counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

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