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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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Ushiwaka

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pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse

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house; hall; building

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novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk

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to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

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interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

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garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek

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one; one

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sardonic laugh; scornful smile

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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from the beginning

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to expel; to drive out

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

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dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude

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forcibly; against one's will

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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base (military, expedition, etc.)

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servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

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to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour

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to distribute; to apportion; to divide

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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roof tile

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elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

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concern; interest

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

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followers; hangers-on

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(an) only child

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conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant

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having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

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cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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