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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

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ho-ho

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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such; like that; in that way

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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meaning; significance

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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he; him; boyfriend

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blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

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welcome home

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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unrefined sake

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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doll; puppet; figure

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pleased to make your acquaintance

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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bathroom

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help; aid; assistance

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unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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you (plural)

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cooperation; collaboration

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reason for being; raison d'être

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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all; every

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portion; section; part

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in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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necklace; choker

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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sexy; popular; well-liked

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to be thirsty

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mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition

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tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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unexpected; surprising

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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servant; manservant; menial

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taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

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