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self-esteem

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material used for flower arrangement

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Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)

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marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

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casting pearls before swine

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aisle (in wedding ceremony)

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casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

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preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear

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Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear

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wedding march

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to fret; to worry

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

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brain tumor; brain tumour

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aquamarine

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where; whereabouts

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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to have a long life; to live a long time

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rebel; traitor

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girly; girlie; girlish

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family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

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driftwood

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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first thing in the morning

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rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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assistant instructor

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to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for

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to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

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ward office; council (regional)

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omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)

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to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

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doorbell

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consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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wedding dress

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severe; harsh

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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mother; wife

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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to bloom

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to hold a ceremony

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dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

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occasionally; now and then; from time to time

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to repent; to be penitent

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well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

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