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Okina

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Riyuuichi

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to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

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white rabbit

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Riyuuta

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hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

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voyeur; Peeping Tom

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to bloom

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rowboat

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affectionately attached; reluctant to part

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Ōkami-san

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lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly

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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught

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boat embarkation area; boat boarding area

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diplomatic relations

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you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?

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white Lolita (fashion style)

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sportscaster

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malic acid

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poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

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night soil; muck; filth; dirt

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Ryuuta

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unusual play

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having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child

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(in the middle of) considering; deliberating

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old-mannish

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three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket

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to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins

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good play

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Mimi

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ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

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matter of taste

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two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)

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suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

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five (long cylindrical things)

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It's good to have a girl first and then a boy

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sadness and gloom

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able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity

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being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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couple with a large age disparity

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Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)

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increase in the average age of marriage

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tail feathers

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combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.

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powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit

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driving technique

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Shimin Park

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dirty old man; pervert; lecher

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