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seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

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deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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growth; metamorphosis

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charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

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one scene

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leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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fan shape; sector

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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eight (long cylindrical things)

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set of three; three sets; three classes

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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

bent back; hunchback; stoop

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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oblong brazier

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woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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hat

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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sudden impulse; passing fancy

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Nasu

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Yoichi

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arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

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tall-paneled sliding door

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scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

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cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

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table; desk

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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apology; excuse

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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liqueur

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gossip; idle talk; chat

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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bow and arrow; weapon; arms

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diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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to keep a watchful eye on

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same trade; same business; same profession

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not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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