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

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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

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beginner

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relief; peace of mind

3

very popular; highly favoured

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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Nogawa Park

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child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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himself; yourself; herself

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

1

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

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people

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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history of; experience of

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on duty; at work; while working

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

3

acting; performance

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

1

in that way; like that; that way

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

rakugo story teller; comic story teller

3

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

be; is

2

real name

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person

2

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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's; of; belonging to

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commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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to appoint; to designate

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master; teacher; stable master

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one after next; second

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

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