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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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right end; right edge

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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Hosokawa Chikako (1905.12.31-1976.3.20)

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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phlegmatic temperament

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production (e.g. play); direction

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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Izumiko

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to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

first day; opening day

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fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)

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humid; sultry

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late at night; small hours of the morning

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one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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weight

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diagonal

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

2

in a little bit; after a short while

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death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

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insanity; an insane person

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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will not do; do not; does not

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real name

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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Miyamoto Yuriko (1899-1951)

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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

3

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

birth; creation; formation

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outward appearance

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formal

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to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

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expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing

2

abrupt; sudden

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innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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to love

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