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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation

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rental library

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Taya

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reading matter; reading material

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rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

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manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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wages; pay

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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if you ask me ...; as for ...

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home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior

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commerce; trade; business

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news

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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to be busy at work; to work diligently

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modern

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establishment; settlement

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Yamamoto Shuugorou

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cold

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to the last; persistency; thoroughness

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the modern era; present day

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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technique; method

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

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announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda

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scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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person blessed with many children

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many children; large family

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suspicions; guess

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objective; aim; mark

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a gossip; night watchman

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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adaptation (of story)

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to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

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