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Imaike

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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to feel hungry; to get hungry

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soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)

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castle on the plains

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Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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blossom

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intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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interleague game; interleague match

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scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

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Marie-Antoinette

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sleeping alone

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short-legged

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strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste

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Kiyoshi

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visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support

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dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

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seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic

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lovers' quarrel

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first year of high school; first-year high school student

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food

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parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

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during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

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Miho

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god of a cooking stove

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stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

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soccer player

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summer season

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tearful face

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to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected

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Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

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ginger (Zingiber officinale)

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yessir; yes, sir

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Crusades; Crusaders

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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skylark (Alauda arvensis)

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boys' school

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smoothly; glidingly

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ghost story

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to be exposed to wind

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homesickness

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for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

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very

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to warm; to heat

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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to be scared

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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athlete

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