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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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after school (at the end of the day)

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

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second

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(public) park

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cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

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lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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door; gate; opening; title page

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laundry; the washing

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to quit one's job; to resign

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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measurement; surveying

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

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lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

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tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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help; aid; assistance

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just because; even if; even though

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

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at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

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