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to throw away

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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picture postcard

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brochure; pamphlet

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self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

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thought to be; seen as

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carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

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wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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Japanese-style bookbinding

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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rare treasure

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

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dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

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Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); (lit.) eel bed

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

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on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

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skylight; head

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sunlight filtering through trees

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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western style

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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wooden tag

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bell; bel; B

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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the seven prismatic colors (colours)

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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