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reduced copy; reproduction in miniature

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fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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pop-pop boat; toy boat with simple steam impeller; steam passenger launch

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pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat

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chisel

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence

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kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

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uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

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encampment

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one's regular inn; one's usual hotel

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Kon Hidemi (1903.11.6-1984.7.30)

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Kobayashi Hideo

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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the other day; a few days ago

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daughter (of a good family)

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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fever; febrile disease

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the cause of a disease

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sherbet

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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stock; ski pole

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for some years

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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somehow; for some reason (or other)

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Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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diarrhea; diarrhoea

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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dawn

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privy; toilet

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several times; several degrees

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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editor-in-chief

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pitch black

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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Kyouto Basin

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(sudden) evening shower (rain)

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modernization; modernisation

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lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

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thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

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new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

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