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(written) report

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glove; mitten; mitt

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methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

viscount

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descendant; posterity; offspring

1

official announcement; proclamation

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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Sunday

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precipitous

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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Sagano

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heritage railway train (typically running on a scenic tramway previously used for logging or mining); sightseeing train

2

fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

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shadow; tail; following

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church; congregation

3

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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rice paddy

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big; large; great

1

area; region

1

chorus

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

9

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

destined; predestined; fated; fateful

1

to do (for someone)

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fate; destiny; predestination

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

that is to say; so that means

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

muscle

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only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool

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bad breath; halitosis

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spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands

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serious; not joking; straight

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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