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mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō

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colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

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shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

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pocket watch

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when; at what moment; what time

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what time; (lit.) which hour

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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Gotou Archipelago

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cuttlefish; squid

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day after day; every day

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to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck

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it may be my imagination, but ...; I may be imagining things, but ...

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sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

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Matsue (city in Shimane)

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine

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Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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all over; all over the place; everywhere

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unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

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performer; entertainer; actor

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five (long cylindrical things)

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

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cape (on coast)

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experience

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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showman; show manager

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sour look; surly face; pout

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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brothel

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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to become hungry

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cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)

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anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic

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unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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thin skin

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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numerator; molecule; member; element

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shower; rainfall

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to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

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plants; vegetation

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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