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to increase; to multiply

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Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality

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training; education; development; cultivation

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thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

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weather; temper; mood

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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snake; serpent; large snake

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hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

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hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

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inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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to set (sun); to become dark

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from the beginning

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(army) provisions; food

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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excursion; outing; trip

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(husked grains of) rice

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Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab

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rice ball

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plan; idea; design; plot

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

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variety of goods; number of articles

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adult; grown-up

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great joy

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thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot

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Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley

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small fish; fry

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common bean; pea

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preserved food boiled in soy

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fish floss; finely shredded and seasoned fish

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katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

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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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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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welcome; reception

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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the homefront

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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