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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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every night

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

to jump up to one's feet

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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artwork; block copy; paste-up

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stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

curvature; warp; bend

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absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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despondency

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rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

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celluloid

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pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

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school cap

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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to get goosebumps

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bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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the same generation; coeval

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warrior; samurai

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Tookamachi (city)

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easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

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sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

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with a momentary flash of light

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salesman

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lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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brand new

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

ten years; decade

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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Higashigotanda

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area

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platinum (Pt)

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new

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bubble economy

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changing completely; transformation

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to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth

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narrow; small; cramped

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Togoshi Station

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blue return; blue-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which allows for special income deductions

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