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help; aid; assistance

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

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brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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rush mat; matting; mat

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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inner heart

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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just the other day; quite recently

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg

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unselfish; selfless; disinterested

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in the end; on top of that

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silent; solemn; quiet

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to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

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one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality

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to spit

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annoying; provoking

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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again (and again); once again; yet again

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to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

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article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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ichibugin; Edo-period rectangular silver coin worth one quarter ryō

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with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

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rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

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professional

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to do over; to remake; to resume

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spearhead

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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gate money; admission fee

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children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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beauty spot; place with beautiful scenery; unexpected victory; victory by uncommon stratagem

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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to alternate; to take turns

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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standing signboard; billboard; hoarding

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(vulgar) thick voice

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