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to be well-known

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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store; shop; restaurant

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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Narumi

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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blog; weblog

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Seibi

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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city council member

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revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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trifles; minor details

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writer

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city council

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Shinjirou

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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residential area

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landowner; landlord; landlady

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be; is

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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(one's) self; oneself

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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because; as; since

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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purse; handbag; wallet

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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cooked rice; meal

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mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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one's mother

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother

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