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dish dressed with sesame sauce

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black sesame

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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a hard time; pains

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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east, west, south and north

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

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part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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Daimyoukōji

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distant mountain

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forgive me; my sincere apologies

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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acquaintance

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nodding; greeting (with eyes)

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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parent with child; person bringing along their children

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something; what; why; how

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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order; request

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introduction; meeting

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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Choujirō

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to build a house

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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attic; loft

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ordering (materials); placing an order; order

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out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

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astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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to get scarce; to run short

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deep place; depths; depth; profundity

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Naoko

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to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily

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kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

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mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake

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