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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

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to join forces; to cooperate

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plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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Takushoku Bank (abbr)

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reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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pasture; grazing land

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public corporation

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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public works; public-works projects; public utilities

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letting (someone) die without helping

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municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

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business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

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announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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wrestling

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friendship; amity

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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tradition; convention

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abundant harvest; bumper crop

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prayer (for something); supplication

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straw

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half-nakedness

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(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

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Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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diversity; variety

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viewer; (television) audience

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

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