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

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crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

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lately; recently

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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intuitive

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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family suicide

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood

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weekly publication

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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housing district; residential district

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facing south; southern exposure

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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ideal

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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the reason is ...; it is because ...

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to take up one's residence

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suicide by hanging; hanging oneself

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death by suffocation; death by choking

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omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

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person who has committed suicide

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detailed explanation

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bogus company; paper company

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agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

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head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

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chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

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Rooftop (song)

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grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille

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manager; proprietor

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project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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shop; store

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to sell off; to sell completely

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adjudication of bankruptcy

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plural; multiple; several

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nonbank banking

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money lender; financier

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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second daughter

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Yukie

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to strangle; to constrict

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second wife

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Natsuko

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bringing; taking; carrying

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