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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

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dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

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leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

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jute bag

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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document; official papers

4

to break the seal

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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troublesome; bothersome

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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history; pedigree; lineage

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a long time ago

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now; nowadays

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boy; man; male

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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second son

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marriageable age

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unmarried; not yet married

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meaning; called; said

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manners; etiquette

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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always; constantly

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to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking

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last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity

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finding employment; getting a job

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royal

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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horseplay; fooling around

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to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

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husband

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peace; harmony

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neighboring countries; surrounding countries

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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front line; forefront

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to be reflected in a mirror

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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