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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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Enomoto Ken'ichi (1904.10.11-1970.1.7)

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Furukawa Roppa (1903.8.13-1961.1.16)

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we

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tape

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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comedian

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Hanabishi Achako (1897.7.10-1974.7.25)

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to perform; to play; to act

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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not understanding; not knowing

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Watanabe

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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-years-old

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readership; target audience (of a magazine)

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Somenosuke

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Sometarou

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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always; constantly

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short (e.g. story, film)

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

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Tokyo

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wrist

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family crest

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shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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forty; 40

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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women; maidservant

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to survive

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experiment

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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chat; desultory conversation

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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original story; original version; this volume

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ten years; decade

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