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framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)

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painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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strong; hard; manly

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virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

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lottery; lot; raffle; draw

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back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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cryptomeria forest

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bamboo grove

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Setagaya

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downtown

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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profoundly quiet; serene

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temple (Buddhist)

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western style

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residence; housing; residential building

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cement

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to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

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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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thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof

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farmer; farming family; farmhouse

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fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing

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to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

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character of a place; situation; location; occasion

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gardener

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Suribachi

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(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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gatepost; pier

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to build; to construct

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tree covered in fresh green leaves; newly green trees of early Summer

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growing thick

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free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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nameplate; doorplate

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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old father

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retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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straightness

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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inside the gates

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(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

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