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traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)

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white kimono

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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end; termination point

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taxi

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hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire

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to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru

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wearing one's hair in braids

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suspicious

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guard; security guard; security officer

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car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage

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research institute; (research) laboratory

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researcher

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archaeology; archeology

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scientific research

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suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

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insertion; insert (close-up shot inserted in a film or video)

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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physical strength; muscular strength

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load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

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mahjong table

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to call a person's attention (to)

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mahjong table

5

medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

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mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; moss

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hamburger (in a bun); burger

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to peddle (goods); to hawk

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)

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to have a meal together; to sit at table

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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

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mahjong; mah-jongg

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor

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young; youthful

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schoolgirl; female student

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sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac

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shut up!

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drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

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fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle

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mechanics; dynamics

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input

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tiles in a player's hand

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number of years

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