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(present) head of a family

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Kurouzaemon

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wise person; sage

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company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

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bus; bus

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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Kunou

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

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stone wall

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cultivation

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Yamaoka Tesshuu (1836.7.23-1888.7.19)

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

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(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental

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chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

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old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

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close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

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temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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identifiable; personalized

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come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)

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to disappear; to vanish

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vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks

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to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

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crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

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vestment; priest's robe

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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hey there; I say; see here

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(a) Buddha; deceased person

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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unforgettable; memorable

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contrastive

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)

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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

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the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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