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

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wooden box; wooden crate

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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to avenge oneself

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

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slipper; slippers

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step by step; by degrees

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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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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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short course; training

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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persuasion

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outside the house

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entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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feeling one gets from listening to something

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low tone; bass; low voice

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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resting at home

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stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)

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save; checking; curbing; suppressing

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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

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

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blocking the way; standing in the way

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connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary

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polish; refinement

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controller

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large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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start button (e.g. in Windows)

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tension; strain

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rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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raincoat

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