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to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

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something (or other)

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mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

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several people; a few people

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

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to hell with; be damned

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to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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second (in a series)

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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city police; municipal police

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

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last night; yesterday evening

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

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drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

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sofa; couch

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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to settle down

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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famous; fame

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role-playing game; RPG

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young girl

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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the person himself

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sleepy; drowsy

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

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last night

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before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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looking or acting as if one owned the place

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abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!

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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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the late; the deceased

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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mourning (dead persons); memorial

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yesterday

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café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

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raid; assault; attack

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offender; criminal; culprit

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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