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Masako

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Unrai

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(lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)

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Kaijarisuigyo

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relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

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idler; the unemployed

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monaural; monophonic; mono

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cold-water ablutions

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our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you

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Jugemu (Japanese folktale)

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minding; watching; looking out; guarding

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southern

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of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

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dinner; evening meal

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Kayo

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frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district

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dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

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to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight

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elm

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waxwork; wax model

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charming; bewitching; coquettish

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cassette tape

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schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram

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Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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10 yen coin

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bank clerk

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lamp chimney

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kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones

3

soba restaurant

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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wood chip; splinter; thin shingles

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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woman who deceives men

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to make; to manufacture

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

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left ear

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large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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bill; job invoice

3

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

3

lunch; midday meal

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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family name; lineage; birth; clan

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public telephone; pay phone

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preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

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