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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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river's course

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being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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man

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to hate; to dislike

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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motive; incentive; motif

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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means; way; measure

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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day after day; day by day

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hourly pay; hourly wage

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to put someone to work; to make someone work

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peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

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reason; pretext; motive

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living by oneself; living alone

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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guard; girder bridge

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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for use by children; for children

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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five; 5

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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baby; infant

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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that's true; of course; obviously

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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single-mother household; fatherless family

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disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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saw; musical saw

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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this much; this amount

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small; little; tiny

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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woman

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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alcohol; sake

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer

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