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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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light (e.g. colour, color)

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different form; different shape

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paper

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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moonlight

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washi; Japanese paper

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

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(writing, painting) brush

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carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to write down; to record; to register

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to be transparent; to show through

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letter; missive; note; mail

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letter; writings

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946

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fifty; 50

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modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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dining together; mess

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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tone

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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written invitation

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

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entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

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to change one's mind

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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corners of the mouth

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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breathing; respiration

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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similar

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