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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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playing on the koto

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the third

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large front gate

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two rows; double file

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fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

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iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire

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enough about ...

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inside the garden

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merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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drinking bout; merrymaking

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beating time with one's foot

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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attacking army

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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thick makeup; heavy makeup

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

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wall; fence

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instrumental trio

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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dancing; dance

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally

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hmm; I see; hrm

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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Hamamatsu (city)

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to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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out with the demon, in with fortune; devils out, good luck in

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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pickled vegetables

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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camp stool; folding stool

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folding one's arms

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surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

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bloodshed

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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