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curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell

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relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

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trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

4

day before yesterday

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semi-detached house; double house

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bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper

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shell gathering (at low tide); clamming

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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2.44 miles

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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to smell sweet; to be fragrant

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Kawasaki (city)

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great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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nobleman's illegitimate child

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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various

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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each other; one another

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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close; intimate; on good terms

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confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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matmaker; mat dealer

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

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warmly; cordially; with tender care

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

2

to go out and away; to leave

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consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

4

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered

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thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper

4

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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Heizou

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Mosaburou

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

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space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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(in) one's own way

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all on one's own

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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