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to begin

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done; just done; just finished

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front

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only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

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ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly

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relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling

2

amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

3

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

4

bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex

4

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

2

white kimono

5

wedding dress

1

like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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France

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particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

collection; correction

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temperature

2

level of humidity

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

4

one room

2

wine cellar

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cellar; basement

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

1

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

2

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)

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Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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bye; see you later

1

ashamed

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

looking depressed; long face

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

heartburn; sour stomach

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ketchup; catsup

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peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)

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