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older sister; elder sister

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

12

it is not (like that) either

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however; but

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

13

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

28

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

5

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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favorable; favourable

3

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

5

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

4

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

is something that; is that which

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

2

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

5

(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

2

faint, ironic or bittersweet smile

8

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

2

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

3

itinerant entertainer

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball

1

Shinto shrine

4

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

12

stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion

2

novel; (short) story

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surely; certainly; without doubt

2

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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at times; occasionally

60

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

103

lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

5

hey there; I say; see here

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Yokohama (city)

2

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

2

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

121

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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