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Kieta (Papua New Guinea)

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widow

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grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

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Fusazou

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improvement of labor conditions (labour)

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even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed

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Oshido

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twig tea; stem tea; kukicha

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I'm off; see you later

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soft and pleasant on the tongue

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jute

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sweet paste of white beans and miso

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Reflow soldering

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picture book

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donor; contributor; donator

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maker of metallic ornaments

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higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

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Souto

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dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)

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Toyokawainari

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Japanese witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica); bumper crop; abundant harvest

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

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to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

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to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

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to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors

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probe each other; sound each other out

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leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

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composing haiku poems

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striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)

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to spit

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Motomu

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all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned

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full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout

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acting as go-between; good offices

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Arita ware (porcelain)

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to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted

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facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

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(something) mixed with snow

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to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

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to compose a haiku poem

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hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

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to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced

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geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts

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meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet

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flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)

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trick riding

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pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)

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Cornell

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butt of a joke; punchline

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