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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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yes; that is so

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handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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ignorant of the ways of the world

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secluded inner room

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

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south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

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Zen temple

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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to steal (from a person)

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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action

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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temple; monk

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parking

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this area; around here

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north side; north bank

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Imamiya Shrine

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vivid; clear; distinct

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

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Shinto shrine

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to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

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soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

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light-brown miso

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to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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spacious; vast; wide

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main gate

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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