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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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district; section; sector

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past tense

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hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

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to be burned down

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original form; base form

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

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church; congregation

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fire; conflagration

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

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being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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home area; home town; local

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outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

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to be burned out (of one's home)

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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to take care of

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neighbors; neighbours

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dwelling; living

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large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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living space

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chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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director

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Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

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distress; wretched condition

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to come to a settlement

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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several weeks; a few weeks

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lengthening

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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fortunately; luckily; thankfully

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tenacity; endurance

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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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place of employment

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place to go; destination

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large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo

2

rave reviews; extremely high praise

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up

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afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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