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stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

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chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)

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belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to wear a sword

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

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hey there; I say; see here

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to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

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damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

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New Year

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public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

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rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

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(vehicle) wheel

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in high spirits; excited; energetic

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will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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with a bang; with a bam; with a wham

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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baby carriage; perambulator; pram

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platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

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to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

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one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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