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(writing) song lyrics

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blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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children's song; nursery rhyme

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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young girl; young lady

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on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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suffix for familiar person

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postwar

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to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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also called

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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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bus; bus

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to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

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thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me

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to sit down; to take a seat

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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feeling good; feeling pleasant

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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)

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light snow fall; small snow flakes

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Seidensticker

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English translation

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but; however; although

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pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

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Honda Katsuichi (1931.11-)

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utmost limits; extremity; limit

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(room) heater; stove

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to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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one's family; family member

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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foreign country

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car accident; automobile accident

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mother; father; parents

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Hattsan

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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daughter

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