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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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guardian; custodian

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to doze (off)

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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fingering (of a musical instrument)

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relief; peace of mind

3

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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to comb one's hair

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slowly; sluggishly

2

to sit up

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distant

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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putting to the sword

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hallucination; illusion

2

beautiful eyebrows

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

2

overripeness; full maturity; full development

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

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thread; yarn; string

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pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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necklace; choker

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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general merchant; Jack of all trades

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

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antique store; curio store

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

uniformity; integrity

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

8000; eight thousand; many

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason

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old man; old geezer

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to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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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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to leave space (between)

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to begin talking; to open up

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