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to attempt; to test; to try out

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postcard size

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paper box; paper carton

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dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid)

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exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

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ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print

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Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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handicrafts; hand-crafted goods

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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to leave behind; to misplace; to forget

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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counter for colours

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made from paper

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chrysanthemum

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counter for wheels and flowers

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

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fibre; fiber; textile

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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gaiter; puttee

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rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

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glans (esp. glans penis)

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hat; cap

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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marital relationship

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irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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obscene; indecent; dirty; improper

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conscious; deliberate; intentional

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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hoe

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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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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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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this evening; tonight

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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Iliin

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chapter one; first chapter

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