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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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annotation; explanatory note; comment

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Saga prefecture (Kyushu)

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by all means; by all costs

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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emotional scars; mental trauma

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

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Maiti

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mahjong tile

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hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

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Edogawa Ranpo

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big prize; first prize

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nomination

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social studies

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fieldwork

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room; apartment; flat

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exploration; expedition

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sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals

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castle garrison

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

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out-of-school learning; off-campus learning

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

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niche (in Western architecture)

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warrior

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

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historical novel

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left eye

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not in one's right mind; insane

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somehow; for some reason or other

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet

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midwinter

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to freeze to death; to die of cold

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baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

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westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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(appropriate to) time, place, occasion

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archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

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first stage of sleep

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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