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to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

3

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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your excellent opinion

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listening respectfully

2

rush mat; matting; mat

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will not do; do not; does not

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word; term; language; speech

3

dictionary

2

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

I; me

1

counter for books; volume

1

book

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

5

every day; daily

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

the sun; providence; god

1

punishment; penalty

1

whatever

1

fee; charge; rate; material

1

hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder

1

ruled paper; lined paper

2

portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

3

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Halma

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dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary

2

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to open; to unfold; to spread out

1

knowledge; information

3

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese

1

parody (of a famous work); pun

1

kind; sort; species; species

2

lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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