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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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younger; junior

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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folding fan

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to fan; to incite; to instigate

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soba restaurant

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shop; store

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for personal use

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living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community

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both eyes; binocular

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long sleeves

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glove; mitten; mitt

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

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embarrassed; ashamed

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binoculars; field glasses

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walking briskly; determinedly

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mixed; mingled

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scenery; scene; landscape

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appointment

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zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)

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for use of customers or guests

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breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

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for connoisseurs; preferred by experts

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

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friendship; amity

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cousin (male)

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to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

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patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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intimacy; friendship

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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fee; charge; rate; material

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promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

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soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba

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to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

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confession

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one day; (on) a certain day

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as soon as; right after

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sky; air; mid-air

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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