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city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways

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Minamisenju Station

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usual state of things

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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other than; excluding; without

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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smiling face; smile

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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pond

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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going together

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satisfactory; decent

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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standard; set; routine; decided

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man; male; masculine gender

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marriage proposal; courtship

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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to marry into a family of rank; to marry money

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from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

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among (them); of (them)

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penniless; extremely poor; destitute

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coherence; order; focus; point

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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restaurant (esp. Western-style)

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tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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cost

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to cost little; to come cheap

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to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

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