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noh theater performed at night by a fire

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Yahagi

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Tateishi

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Tachiishi

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sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)

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to fabricate a web of lies

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going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included

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kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef

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head chef

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archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)

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to give permission to marry

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tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

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to dance; to perform a dance

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official copy of the family register

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

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outcast; odd man out; pariah

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

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to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

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to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice

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to make one feel grateful

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one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

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Tarō

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to borrow; to take out

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bloodshed

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accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band

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abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

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settlement out of court; private settlement

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generously; liberally; magnanimously

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all one has; all one's possessions

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to make use of; to lend money

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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cheque; check

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thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

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evening meal; dinner; supper

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egg yolk

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marriage registration

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to grasp; to get

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arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

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head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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customer traffic; customers; custom

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note (letter) left behind; will

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