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brain; brains; mind

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

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cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys

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august; beautiful

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in the trees

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paint

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coating (esp. lacquering)

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western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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one side

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stone wall

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gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

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having poor eyesight

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

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(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances

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dusty; dust-covered

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways

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sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation

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at one's feet

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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Island; insula; island; islet

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Ogu

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vast; boundless

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sea; ocean; waters

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mast

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standing close together; bristling (with)

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chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

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progress; development

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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the other day; lately; recently

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Arakawa

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pupil (of the eye); one's eyes

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

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wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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