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year before last

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Japanese economy

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salute of guns

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(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

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meandering; snaking; zigzagging

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to assign; to set aside

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contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

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thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, ice cream, etc.)

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first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

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singing enthusiastically

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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very much; really; extremely

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something (or other)

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Shinto ritual

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mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist

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Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis

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male genitalia; male genital organs; penis

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in a big way

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black lustre; black luster

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shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

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shape; form

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thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

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perpetuation of one's descendants

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marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection

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harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union

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on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

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selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves

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you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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grave (pit)

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to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

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good

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opera house

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songstress; diva

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one's duty; one's part

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concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

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narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

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disappointment; despair

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corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft

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standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

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foolish; stupid

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middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

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sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)

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apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature

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(typically) Japanese

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