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last ray of hope; only hope

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

being in; being at home

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alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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two-storey house; two-story house

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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old father

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

sandal strap; geta strap

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

manufacture; production

1

city dweller

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

3

egoism

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endlessly; ceaselessly

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

1

laughing matter

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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advice; warning

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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thread; yarn; string

4

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

spelling; orthography; patching; binding

1

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

3

to feel ashamed

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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at; in; on

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(not) one

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old mother; aged mother

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shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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