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Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)

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firm; company

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income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

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downtown style

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method of bringing up; method of raising

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song; singing

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exclusively; (taking) best care

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to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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(in) the air; midair; sky

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personal history; background; career

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infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

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without doing

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surely; certainly

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the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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address; lodgings; accommodation

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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free time; spare time; idle moment

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while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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to knit one's brows; to frown

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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the other party

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never again

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

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for one's age

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small; little; few

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confusion; panic

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as you see; as you can see

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entirely; (not) at all

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the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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how many people

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incurable disease (due to evil deeds in one's past life); chronic affliction

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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useless; in vain

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eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

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to drag in; to pull in

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to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

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