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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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to sprinkle salt on; to salt

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entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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tablespoon

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light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

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advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer

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green peas

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funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)

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Haruko

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one's second wife

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possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with

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good

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bad

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failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

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nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

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son and heir; son who will succeed one

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penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

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Romeo and Juliet

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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another family; another house

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good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

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breeder

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grave maintenance; grave keeper

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ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation

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taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation

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chief mourner

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life and death

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to call a person's attention (to)

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

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dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point

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important matter; matters of weight

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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deep black

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beat; mora

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very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

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liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

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to go underground; to go into hiding

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time lag

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sign (e.g. roadside, in park, etc.)

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to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

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delay; latency

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spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

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uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

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troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

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to expose to the sun

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one and only; unique

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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