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parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

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cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea

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the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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hillside farm; fallow ground

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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thanks; gratitude

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tea ceremony; chanoyu

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opening the winter hearth

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flower arrangement

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flower vase

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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opening; gap; dried and opened fish

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street of well-known stores

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Japanese-style confectionary store

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coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

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bargain sale

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Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)

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Hiroshima (city, prefecture)

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fireworks

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Ebisu (local dialect forms)

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Nishinomiya Shrine

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big bargain sale

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commerce and industry

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sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter

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Gondou

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sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

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festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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written oath

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common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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atonement; expiation

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low price

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roots

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Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka

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no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

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inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder

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like; as if; the same as

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