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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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funeral; funeral service

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that's so, isn't it

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(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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long-sleeved kimono

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to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

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parents; both parents

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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to face on; to look out on to

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

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to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely

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rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

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poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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picture postcard

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so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

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spacious; vast; wide

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

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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to smile

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smile

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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what

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don't you think?; indicates question

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that's the way it is; such is life

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continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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