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welcome (in shops, etc.)

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unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

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I don't like it; I hate it

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

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one's regular tradesman

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mother

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to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

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Kyoto

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girl; young (unmarried) woman

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unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning

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courtesy call; courtesy visit

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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

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to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

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to improve one's skill

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Hanzou

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to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

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pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services

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to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

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failure

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offence; offense; hindrance

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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do ...

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paying an unannounced visit; rudeness

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deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

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house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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son; punk; brat; penis

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hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

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boy; child; youth; brat

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to wait upon; to serve

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after one's death

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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paintbrush

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to demand money; to pester; to extort

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clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom

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hanging scroll

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physical strength

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

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substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

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there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

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everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

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stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

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nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

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unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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to commit a crime; to do evil

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