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big; large; great

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)

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to breathe

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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jumping match; running match

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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tenement house; row house

2

each house; every house; many houses

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seeming very ...

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side of well

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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absentmindedness; peace of mind

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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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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two

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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food served in bowls; potted plant; bonsai

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to burn; to get fired up

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

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black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

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to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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drool

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

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rice bowl

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squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse

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oh, yes?; really?

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something wrapped in a furoshiki

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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among these; between these; of these

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