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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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length (of clothing)

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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indoor; inside the room

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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change (e.g. season)

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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landscape painting

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picture scroll

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to recall; to remember

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Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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product; volume; area

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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

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wandering

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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house where one was born; one's parents' house

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neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)

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to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching

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Akutagawa

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to make; to manufacture

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extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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father and mother; parents

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Kunio

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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always; constantly

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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to wear out

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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