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nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

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spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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the literary world; literary circles

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

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front tooth

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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end; break

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ankle

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to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

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it may be because

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for a long time

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beriberi

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to gradually disappear; to be vanishing

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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feudal; feudalistic

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social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society

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carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

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chisel

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early afternoon

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your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

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Tama-chan

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Mii

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suffix for familiar person

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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technical skill; ability; capacity

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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which; what (way)

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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however; because; as

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worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

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yellow; amber

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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moat; fosse; trench; ditch

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approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member

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stone wall

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square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)

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