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entanglement

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glutinous rice

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

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humming; crooning

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twig; spray

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survival

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exploration party; expedition team

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emergency rations

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broom

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comparatively; relatively

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers); Decadent School

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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defeated country

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criticism; critique

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nihility; nothingness

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in times of war

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idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation

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peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days

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daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel

4

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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tilde; wave dash

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frightening; terrifying

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to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

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slice; small piece

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to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

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to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

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foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver

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light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

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(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

3

city-bred

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sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness

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to share

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boiling water

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice

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Heian-kyō; ancient Kyoto

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to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

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marble

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time warp; time travel

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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Japanese-style confectionary store

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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elegant simplicity

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unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices

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loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

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pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt

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