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zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

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to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

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(only) one option; one possible choice

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floor space

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footwear; footgear; shoes

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rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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fame (for one's bravery); great renown

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extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

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caste

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highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around

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somehow; for some reason or other

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fleeing; escape

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registry; entry; book-keeping; signature

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visitors' book

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to get accustomed to using

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(writing, painting) brush

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brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

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to break down; to collapse; to fall apart

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stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

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good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

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kindergartener; preschooler

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abusive language

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borrowed thing

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wow!; gee!; oh dear!

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to dress up

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to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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to change the position of

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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

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grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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guide; host

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attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

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departure; leaving; starting; standing

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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choice; preference

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dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

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cake box

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to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

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Japanese sweet eaten with koicha

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cake served with tea; teacake

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the world

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every other; second; alternate

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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