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silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox

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army corps; corps

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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costume; dress; attire

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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trying one's luck; test of one's luck

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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(on the) sea; surface of the sea

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safety; security

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wooden tag

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(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long

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yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey

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specifications; specs

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about this time; about now

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.

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being good at cooking; good cook

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high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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darling

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popular name; common name; given name

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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mere child's play

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like; as if; the same as

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object; body; solid

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harassment; pestering

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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New Year's Eve

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first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

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hence; for that reason

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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counter for people

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

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