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drying basket (e.g. for dishes)

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colorful wedding kimono

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carbon paper

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fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

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bride's head-dress

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falling apart while cooking

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marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

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(one's) previous marriage

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creative urge

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master of religious ceremonies

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hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one

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going too far; going to extremes

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in one ear and out the other

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sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)

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rash assumption; hasty conclusion

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three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

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walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes

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mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

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to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild

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catching a cold

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each group

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betrothal gift

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driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt

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moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo

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changing the subject; on a different note; by the way

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shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis

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inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

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extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

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positive reaction

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preparatory committee

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mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

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stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise

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there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point

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election campaign strategy; election tactics

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before summer

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chick; chicken

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to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

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(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night

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restless; fidgety; fussy

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milk powder; baby formula

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each shop

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branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

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unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

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maternal love

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discount price; special offer price

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another's parent; another's parents

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Arndt

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pacemaker; pacesetter

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