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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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mother and child

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(distant) howling; backbiting

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

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jumping to a hasty conclusion

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practice; training

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army general

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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people from one's hometown

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most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)

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broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

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to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

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(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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same village; same town; same province

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

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Gunpei

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relative; relation

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grandchild

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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primary school; elementary school; grade school

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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Ōita (city, prefecture)

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advanced age; old age

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eight; 8

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nine; 9

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name; given name; first name

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one's old bones; old man

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to be helpful; to be useful

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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product; produce; result; fruit

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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temple elementary school (during the Edo period)

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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the ... in question

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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to do the job; to do the business

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suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

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trust; confidence; credence

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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