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Kihei

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(metaphorically) floating with the tide

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to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

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onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)

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ways of sitting

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living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person

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pleasant; delightful

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to allow; to forgive

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Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)

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booth; shack; hut; shed

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

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needlework; sewing; seamstress

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ditto mark

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silly monk; foolish monk; I; me

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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to suffer from hunger

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in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...

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total fire loss; completely burned

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relative

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thief; robber

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one's daughter and heiress

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by and by; before long

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large burn or scald

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to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

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greens

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orphan

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to visit frequently

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temple dedicated to Kannon

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sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker

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scrubbing and washing; kitchen work

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to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue

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estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage

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to become hungry

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to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own

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family which supports a temple; parishioner

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fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly

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to save face; to keep face; to not lose face

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little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour

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medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

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townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

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to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

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abandoned child; foundling

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present-day; nowadays

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied

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