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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

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not knowing

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dead person

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to expel; to drive out

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to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

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Nihonbashi

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lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

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now; nowadays

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

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principal occupation; core business

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Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

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building plot

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a question from the emperor

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behavior; behaviour; conduct

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as far as I know

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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being struck with awe

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rare; seldom

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

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geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

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diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

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religious association

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

3

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

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shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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hearsay; rumour

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to hear (something) as; to think that (something) sounds like

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upper; upward; outer; surface; top

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godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

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such

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laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

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geometry

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turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

4

a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press

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nightless gay quarters; nightless city

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singing and (string) music

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silence; stillness; quietness

4

to catch a cold

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command

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bye; see you later

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person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody

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discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

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health preservation; recuperation; recreation

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