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textbook; manual

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child

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straw

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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mallet; pestle; pounder

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the poor; paupers

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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autumn; fall

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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outskirts (of a town); run-down district

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rice cooking; boiling rice

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to cook (e.g. rice)

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smoke; fumes

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rare; seldom

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kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

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eaves; edge of the eaves

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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height (of body); stature

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in comparison to; rather than

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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hair (of the head)

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vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

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to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

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tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight

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base (military, expedition, etc.)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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to choose; to select

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pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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pack; horseload

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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letter by letter; character by character

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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