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Koromogawa

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Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)

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deity with extraordinary spiritual powers

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to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

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Kawajionsen

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)

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to hang; to dangle

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Nagai Tatsuo

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triangle; triangular shape

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Nantō

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Andō

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Tanaka Kōtarō (1880-1941)

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dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

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Kawaji

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Kōtarō

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pickled daikon (radish)

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newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

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one's pocket

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along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

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district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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woman writer

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first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary

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looks; features; beauty

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rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

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the other day; lately; recently

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adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

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of all things

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maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)

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coarse; uncultured

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fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange

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exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

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to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

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good custom

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

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old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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motive power; driving force

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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level ground; plain; flatland

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up-and-down motion; vertical movement (e.g. in an earthquake)

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depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

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