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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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caustic words

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darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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to begin talking; to open up

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nape of the neck

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sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

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clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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Umeko

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to fetch; to go and get

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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will not do; do not; does not

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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how many; how old

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nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

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hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

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certainly; surely

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household; home; family; housekeeping

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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neat; trim; tidy; pretty

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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sons and daughters; children; girl

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to take care of

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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reputation; respectability; honour; honor

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appearance; look; dress

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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to look young; to seem young

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eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

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third daughter

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looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

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second daughter

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youngest child

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looks; features

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Kyoto woman

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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in order; in turn

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short (of a person)

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proportion

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