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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

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season; time of year

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion

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half century

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to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)

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genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

2

return of something; repayment

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racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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suspicious character (person, figure)

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your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to occur; to happen

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aunt

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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acquaintance; appreciative friend

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hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

3

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

curt; blunt; brusque

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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bad smell; stink

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

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necrology; roster of the dead

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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