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place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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competent; suitable; qualified

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton

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creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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to look up

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downtown

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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brand new

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

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whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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connection; link; relationship

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)

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wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

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remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

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Japanese-style room

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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Japanese-style writing desk

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wicker trunk

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inkstone case

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notebook; account book; register

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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book; register

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem

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page

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every day

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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1,000; thousand

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