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goods; article; thing

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irreplaceable

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be; is

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

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to burst into laughter

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lenient; gentle

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

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to look as if one is important; to swagger around

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inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

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Arabian Nights

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peace; harmony

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Daibosatsutouge

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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short (e.g. story, film)

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accumulation

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Fantômas

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break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

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same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

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Denshichi

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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new record (in sports, etc.)

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wire

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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large meal; large meals

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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stature; height

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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innocent; simple-minded

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