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true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo

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peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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lucky omen; happy; auspicious

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk

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Benchou

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young priest; scamp

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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black ground; black cloth

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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

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long-sleeved kimono

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light purple

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dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

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traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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blond hair

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to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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nickname

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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base (military, expedition, etc.)

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talent; ability

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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grudge; ill will; enmity

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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thank you; thanks

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