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zoetrope (animation device)

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eve of the anniversary of a person's death

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monaural; monophonic; mono

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own goal

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obstruction; inhibition

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telephone made from two cans and a piece of string

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plenty; many; a lot

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

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light; lamp; torch

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(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

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standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball

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autumn breeze; fall breeze

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birthday party; birthday meet-up

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Gifu (city, prefecture)

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soft serve ice cream (icecream)

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to love

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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private affairs; personal matter

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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jealousy; roasted rice cake

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(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

6

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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melody; chime

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devilishness

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sour; acid

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sound of rainfall

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to fall in love

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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graduation ceremony; commencement

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speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

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railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

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to get used to hearing

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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auntie; older woman

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

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bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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speaking voice; talking voice

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