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little by little

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to swell up

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

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grandiose; exaggerated

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to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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color of water after washing rice (colour)

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credit union

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general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)

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loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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trust

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finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit

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plural; multiple; several

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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at times; occasionally

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100,000,000; one hundred million

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

4

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

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account (e.g. bank)

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managing director

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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account balance

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minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

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even now; still; as yet

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

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sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

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because of; owing to; due to

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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morals; morality; ethics

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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