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old friend; old pal

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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ten years; decade

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hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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decoration; ornament; trimmings

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storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue

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Emperor hina doll

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Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)

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court lady

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five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)

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Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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everyone

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

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wooden box; wooden crate

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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weight; heavyweight boxer

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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to avenge oneself

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like; as if; the same as

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one's way; one's path

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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how many; how old

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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slipper; slippers

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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step by step; by degrees

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heavily; profoundly

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to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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socks; sock; stockings; stocking

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to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

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prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

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