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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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to answer a question

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route

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steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

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Hansen's disease; leprosy

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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good family; respectable family; decent family

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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rucksack; knapsack; backpack

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pilgrim's staff

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weather

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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necessities

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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jazz

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chewing gum; gum; rubber

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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lens

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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director

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one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense

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student accommodation; student dormitory

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Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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boarding student

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ladies' magazine; women's magazine

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photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

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(Catholic) nun; sister

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