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tableware

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construction; architecture (of buildings)

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duty; role; function

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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tall (of a person)

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long and narrow

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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government office; public office

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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a married woman's paramour; lover

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

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strong; intense; severe

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funky

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to join hands (with)

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which; what (way)

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to return; to come back

2

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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newborn

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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to say; to be called; to do

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rather than

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moment; second; instant

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to increase; to multiply

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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hard to get; hard to come by

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be; is

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maternal instinct

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instinct

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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the big two...; two major...; two main...

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girl's feeling; maiden's mind

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distribution; allotment

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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