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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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forelock; bangs

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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decision; determination

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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cast (of a play)

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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timing

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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

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favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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guard; security (officer); guardsman

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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dramatic role for child; child actor

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grandiose; exaggerated

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fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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injury; harm; danger

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babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

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bodyguard

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office

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)

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one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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after a meal

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ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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medium-fatty tuna

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weekly publication

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spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

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junction; system interchange (between highways)

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boyfriend; he; him

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producer (film, TV, etc.)

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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