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reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

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paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)

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procession of courtesans

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life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals

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Shirouhyoue

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a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

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Tetsugorou

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woman approaching middle age

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bid; tender

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busiest and most profitable business period; peak season

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Okitsugu

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one's own ship

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lighter; (small) cargo vessel

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Iyo

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15th day of the 8th lunar month

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to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive

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high salary

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Hachibee

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)

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(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

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deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation

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one's second wife

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knob; handle; catch; patron

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getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts

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celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer

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to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

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padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes

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night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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be careful about fire; watch out for fire

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to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...

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impertinent; impudent; cheeky

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entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick

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fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron

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curt; blunt; brusque

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Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri

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the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

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indolence; laziness; sloth

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one's financial standing

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to disappear; to vanish

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to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)

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bright golden yellow

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the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

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success in life

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Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone

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Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)

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rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee

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to affix a seal

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to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

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manager; steward; factotum; useful person

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