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afterword; postscript

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lately; recently; these days

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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end of the rainy season

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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window

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

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(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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estivation; aestivation; summer sleep

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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heavyweight class

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animal

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be; is

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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season; time of year

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be; is

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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bookshop; bookstore

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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