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(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.

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to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils

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sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

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red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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make; workmanship; preparation

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

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an assortment; combination

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queer; odd; fantastic

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among (them); of (them)

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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(main building of a) Shinto shrine

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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lottery; drawn lot

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cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

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lending; loaning

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contract employee

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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blinking (in surprise)

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evening sun; setting sun

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

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dim; gloomy

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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purification

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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pure; clean; purity

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refusal; rejection

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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to step forward; to take a step forward

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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two

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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