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nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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convenient

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good idea

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

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alcohol; sake

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he; she; that guy

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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west

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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in one's own way or style

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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upper reaches of a river; upstream

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2.44 miles

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riverbank; riverside

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pond

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to make; to manufacture

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quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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rather than

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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for use as food; edible

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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storage shed

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breeding; raising; rearing

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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recommendation of an influential person

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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hair (on the head)

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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nose

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to look upward

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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freckles; buckwheat chaff

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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clothes for doing farm work or working in fields

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here and there; in places

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

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shabby; seedy

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dress; outfit

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