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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

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two-storied building

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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one room

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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castle

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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second floor; upstairs

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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ringtone

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to overhear

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

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physique; bodily build

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auntie; older woman

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to glare at; to scowl at

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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to grimace; to frown

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sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to pluck; to pick; to tear

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(telephone) receiver

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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to hide; to conceal

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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