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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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self-indulgent pleasure

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

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double-faced

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in addition; besides this; twice

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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after death

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I; me

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secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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relation; relationship

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

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Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry

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killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

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ash; ashes

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do ...

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many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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price; cost

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so; to such an extent; such

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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to smoke (tobacco)

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brazier; hibachi

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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to gradually rise

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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apology; excuse

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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is there anything else?

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illustration (e.g. book); picture

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ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

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by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible

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in this way; like this

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

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Yayuu

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quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

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energy; military strength

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prose with a poetic haiku flavor (flavour)

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famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

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favourite book; favorite book

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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Nagoya (city)

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speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

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