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(United States of) America; USA

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early in the morning

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

2

to return

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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Sakuzou

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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oh, yes?; really?

3

government office; public office

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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noon; midday

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proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

2

to go out and away; to leave

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appropriately; properly

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

2

highway route (Edo period); main route

4

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

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

to lose sight of; to miss

2

wrong; different; not like that

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

2

path along a cliff

2

rattle; rattling sound

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mallet; pestle; pounder

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rice bran

2

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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bra

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to suspend from; to be suspended (from)

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

2

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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gurgling; babbling; murmuring (stream, brook, etc...)

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to open one's eyes wide

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operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

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Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)

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spider

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flour; meal; powder; dust

2

women's kimono sash

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snakelike; snaky; serpentine

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scarlet; red

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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blindness

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