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Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

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toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

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to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

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low angle

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

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counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

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lace-up boots

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town

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bar; pub; tavern

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Ibuse Masuji (1898-1993)

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defer to another as if an older brother

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love of alcohol; drinker

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set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

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bringing; taking; carrying

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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handkerchief

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small bottle

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small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

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canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

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plastic

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

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inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

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in person; personally; (do) oneself

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place of destination

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normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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to dilute; to water down

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

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flat; even; level

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box made of thin wood or cardboard

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love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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fishing rod

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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calm; composed

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personality; style; appearance

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warm and genial spring weather; genial and balmy

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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room; apartment; flat

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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