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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to earn by working

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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questions and answers; dialogue

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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... and westward; west of

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holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

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pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

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fin (e.g. of a fish)

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

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spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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window

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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bad smell; stink

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to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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farming implement; small noh accessory

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to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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rice-planting song; rice planters' song

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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boldness; fearlessness

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

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early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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dancing; dance

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there; that place

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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the following; next

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recent years

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middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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road through the middle; middle road

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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discovery; detection; finding

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field

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ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

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