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Ryuuka

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Frodo (Baggins)

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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the war generation

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Junji

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salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

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busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

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dustpan

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last day of the month

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Yoshii

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seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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four-leaf clover

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self; the ego

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false tooth; denture

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rigor mortis

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idleness; inactivity

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matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

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school arts festival

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alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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commercial (e.g. TV)

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

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Gunma (prefecture)

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first snow (of the season); first snowfall

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automatic lock; automatic door-locking system

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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

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all-night vigil over a body; wake

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very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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overanxiety; needless worry

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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remedy for a cold; cold medicine

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barbershop; barber shop; barber

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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to get help; to enlist aid

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

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sutra

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generations; ages; years

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trifling; trivial

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soy sauce; shoyu

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chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

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deep-fried food

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snowman

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narration

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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