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supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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conversation

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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female high-school student

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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as if; as though

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freedom; liberty

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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to be erected; to be built

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private (establishment)

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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senior high school; high school

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student (esp. a university student)

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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space (room, area, outer space)

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

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gentle; mild; meek; tender

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looks; features

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man; male; masculine gender

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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manner of using one's hands

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small teapot

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

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low dining table; tea table

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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