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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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fine powder

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mere; only; just; slight

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small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

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clay

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paste; glue; clothing starch

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kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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picking; plucking up

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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home; family; household

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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slum

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long-term

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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men and women of all ages

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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metal basin

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event; function

2

to trample to death; to kill underfoot

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the late; the deceased

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worms and insects

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

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hill road

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starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

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to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle

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medium size

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car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

4

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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driver; chauffeur

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hat; cap

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Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

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to look into; to peer in

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unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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