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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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drinking party

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geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

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professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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to offer a cup (of sake)

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cancellation; abandonment

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leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

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exiting a room

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(hotel) reception

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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ahem

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to rush back; to run back

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

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(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage

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room rent

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cost of a meal (or meals)

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dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

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to stand side by side; to stand in a row

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indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

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outward journey

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second (in a series)

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turning to the left; left turn

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(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services)

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street stall; stand; booth

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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tomorrow night

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bracken

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assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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cunning; craft; guile; slyness

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people

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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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lunch; midday meal

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guard house

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(one) line; (one) row

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four o'clock

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departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

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slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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