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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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Kashiwaba

115

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

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I; me

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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speck of cloud

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openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly

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roaming; drifting about; wandering

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seashore; seaside; beach

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even

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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narrow path; narrow lane

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

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Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)

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four years

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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Sasaki

31

to feel oneself indebted to

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collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues

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car; vehicle

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Japan

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resources

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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my husband; one's family; family member

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miso soup

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

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call; invitation

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attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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(in) one's absence

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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measurement

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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day after day; day by day

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(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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addition; increase; Canada

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inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)

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all; everything

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signing; autograph session

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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