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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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how long; how far; how much

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dose; installment; instalment

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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alcohol; sake

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grape; grapevine

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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ladle; (hen's) egg

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extra; excess; surplus

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to parch; to roast; to broil; to scorch

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low flame (heat, gas)

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copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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stalk; stem

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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to water (a plant, a flower etc.)

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thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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breakfast

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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to like; to prefer

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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evening; last night; yesterday evening

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various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse

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kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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five o'clock

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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eleven o'clock

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six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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to kneel

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Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

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red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

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cloth bag

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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this much; this amount

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in proportion to; just as much as

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall

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to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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