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younger brother and sister

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nine; 9

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complexity

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not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

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father

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mother; mom; mum; wife

2

mother

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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a few years later

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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successor; replacement; second wife

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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second marriage; remarriage

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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daytime television serial; soap opera

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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large family; extended family

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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children

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seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

2

four

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market; fair

2

fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

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decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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lump together; put all together

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to have the privilege of doing

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over-familiar

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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the same; the said; likewise

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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stock prices

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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kiss

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rather than (do ...)

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nowadays

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kindergartener; preschooler

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