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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

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nature of one's business; business instinct

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misprint; typographical error; typo

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soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

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lunch box

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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partly open; in half bloom

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

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over-familiar

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nosebleed

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inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

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to begin to tremble

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cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

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in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

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culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

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commerce; trade; business

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in succession; one by one

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wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

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to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

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fee; charge; fare

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traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock

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short way; shortcut

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless

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meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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religious; spiritual

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inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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taxi fare

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to make a living

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bookbinder

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help wanted advertisements

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largest company; industry leader

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

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box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen

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chocolate

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showcase; display case; vitrine

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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trade sample; product sample

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in a row; in a line

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every issue or number

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diligent; industrious

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morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

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