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Tokyo

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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each day; from day to day; day-to-day

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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to ask a high price; to overcharge

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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newspaper

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forty; 40

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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long (e.g. novel, film)

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dose; installment; instalment

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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morning sun

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Kanji

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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in the rain

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pair

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vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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Toshusai Sharaku (Edo period painter)

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party leader

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(medical) doctor; physician

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Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)

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valley

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ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade

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failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

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knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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Uno

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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

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