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to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

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strongly; violently; with all one's strength

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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short time

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

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black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter

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to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose

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fifth (interval)

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associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives; associating with someone as if they were family; family-like relationship

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sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

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to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin

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awfully; terribly

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out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

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remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

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drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply

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other people; others

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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wooden clappers

2

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

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impatiently; eagerly

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to wait impatiently for

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whole house; whole audience

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

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status of samurai

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to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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friend

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15th day of the month; 15 days

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Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)

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good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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torii (Shinto shrine archway)

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to become excited; to grow lively

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Juuzaemon

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fruit of a tree; nut; berry

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the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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