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15th day of the month; 15 days

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wetland; marsh

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memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year

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first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)

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summer solstice

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to die; to pass away

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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young literary enthusiast

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the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3

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bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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Takenoko Tribe; teenagers who dressed flamboyantly and danced in Harajuku, Tokyo, from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s

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pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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sign; symbol; mark

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route; way; course; directions

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that's right, but ...

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

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deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

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meaning; significance; sense

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play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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thank you for your continued patronage

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letter; note

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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good boy; good girl

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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first-aid kit

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to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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novelist; fiction writer

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cultural history

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witness

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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take care of yourself; get well soon

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