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to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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government-owned; state-owned

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secretly felling trees

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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to avoid; to dodge; to evade

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remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

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to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

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to side with (someone); to support (someone)

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to get information; to find out; to get wind of

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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partner; pal; accomplice

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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discernment; insight

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rushing around; running wild

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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manuscript paper

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

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to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

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what's what; heads or tails

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to become (formal)

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first day; opening day

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house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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wall clock; grandfather clock

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finally; barely; only just; gradually

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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passion; temper; irritability

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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make-up (of a newspaper)

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Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

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retainer; retinue; servant

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careless

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sediment; earth and sand

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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