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Masahiro

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Kosaka

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work sent to a competition; competition entry

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raisin; raisins

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second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student

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marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

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boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

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laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

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Takemoto

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to be charmed by

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revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

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curator (e.g. museum)

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museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier

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stationery shop; a stationer

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(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

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role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

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to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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unanimity

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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Lady Luck

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heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

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caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

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sequel; later development

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to choose; to select

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house to house; door to door

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

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just a handful; only a small number (of)

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position; job; employment; opening

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resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

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letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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friend

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to get dry

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storehouse; bunker; silo

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handyman; utility man; odd-job man

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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appointed day of delivery; time for payment

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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everywhere; at every turn

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neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance

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place of work

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son

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out

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early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

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