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sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings

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washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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store; shop

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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say; well; um; er

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father; dad

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instead of; replacing; on behalf of

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final; eventual; ultimate

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drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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excuse; explanation

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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time passes

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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you could say that

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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left; left hand side

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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