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official copy of part of family register

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half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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Shiga (prefecture)

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children's home; child care institution; orphanage

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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stickily; relentlessly

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beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

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dancing; dance

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small car; compact car

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drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

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private airplane; private jet

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Hawaii; Hawai'i

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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holidays; vacation

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Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)

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family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

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engine

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promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

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bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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fully prepared; all ready

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slightly early; just before

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white Christmas

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weather forecaster

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getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird

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(Catholic) Mass

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theology; divinity

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picture postcard

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage

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Christmas party

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reverence

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees

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yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso

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clear soup

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great-grandchild

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to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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smile

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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arch; home run

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rose garden

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deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

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