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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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Bruce Springsteen

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record shop

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library (usu. single-room); small library

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request

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car

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double date

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trial; test; try

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locals; natives

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target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

4

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

3

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

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next

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postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

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Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

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cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

2

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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defense; defence; defensive preparations

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to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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

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deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

3

to become fraught with emotion

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to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

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zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

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to hold up in one's arms

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thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale

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yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

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half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

2

popular name; common name; given name

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the sooner, the better

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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