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pure; sheer

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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headband

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

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condensed milk; Soviet Union

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Shinto shrine

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paper charm; talisman

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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testimonial; certificate of commendation

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)

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season; time of the year

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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moving; changing residence; change of address

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funeral

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)

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gravesite; tomb

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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cemetery; graveyard

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

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depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

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counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

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schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

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scenery; scene; landscape

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temple; monk

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school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

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bus

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national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

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travel; trip; journey

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stop (on a train's route)

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accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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mountain range; mountain belt

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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landscape gardening; landscape architecture

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stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

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reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

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counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

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purpose of a visit

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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school duties or affairs

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