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air conditioner; cooler

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second son

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several years standing; over several years

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drinking companion

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time

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izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

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noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

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irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation

2

member; the membership

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with one's own hands

2

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

3

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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introductory remarks

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abashment; bashfulness

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

5

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

2

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

3

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

in fact

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(vocal) volume

2

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

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passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

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area under direct control (of the shogun)

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history; career

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filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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kitchen

2

mason; stonemason; stonecutter

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special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

2

granite

2

total (money); full amount; sum

2

spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down

2

to perspire; to sweat

4

's house; 's home

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wintertime; winter season

1

to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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shadow; tail; following

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(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

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to play around; to gallivant about

2

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

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shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

2

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

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guerrilla warfare

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whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

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