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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

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bedside; near one's pillow

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

2

undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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beggar; begging

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the Grand Shrines of Ise

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pine grove

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dry riverbed; river beach

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wayside shrine

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mosquito

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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low-ranking priest

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vegetable shop; greengrocery; seller of vegetables

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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notebook; account book; register

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to repeat; to do something over again

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fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

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tatami-matted

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crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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bow; bowing

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grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

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to do

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sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker

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traveling expenses; travelling expenses

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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first part of a word

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

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