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mountain village

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

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rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets

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fried rice

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food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

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scarlet; bright red

3

lonely figure

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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someone who is going

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Futagoyama

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tableland; plateau

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wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers

2

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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twins; twin

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(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

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mountain dweller; person raised in the mountains

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

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the two solstices (summer and winter)

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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go to bed early

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inner room

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long night; all night

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

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downtown style

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to look at the long term

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older sister and younger brother

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wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships

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side entrance

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visitor

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to not believe one's ears

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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stillness; quiet; peacefulness

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residence

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causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

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staying one night

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