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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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alcove post

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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white sugar

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to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

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adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

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China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

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teacup

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grave; gravesite; tomb

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

4

one week

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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really; truly

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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second half; latter half

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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to shake one's head

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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thick; bulky; massive; heavy

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brazier encased in a wooden box

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bent back; hunchback; stoop

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

4

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest

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near; nearby; not far off

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dazzling; radiant

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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to spit

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sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid

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stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

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beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

3

waste; extravagance

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chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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