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new; unused; new; obvious; natural

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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arson; setting fire

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

dong (of a bell or gong)

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housekeeper; maid

2

touch; contact

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

4

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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advertisement hanging in a train

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

your manuscript

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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thank you very much

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

2

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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grandiose; exaggerated

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big fan (of something or someone); great fan

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Champagne

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south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

break in time; interruption; pause

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white

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wave; ups and downs

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maiden work; debut work

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beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

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beginning; start; outset

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whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

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recitation; reciting from memory

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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masterpiece

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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if it's the case

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Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

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novel; (short) story

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Murakami Haruki (1949-)

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