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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

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great joy; delight; jubilation

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

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place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

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to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

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relation; relationship

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to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

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to meet; to greet

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Japan

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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

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Kichijōji

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lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress

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naked tribe; people who are habitually naked (or half-naked) at home, in hotel rooms, etc.; people who use their smartphone (or other portable device) without a case

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manner; style

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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one (thin, flat object); one sheet

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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time passes

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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meaning; significance; sense

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to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty

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giving up; quitting; surrendering

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

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batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

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