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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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middle of the night; dead of night

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to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain

2

footrest; footstool

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axe kick; ax kick

1

file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file

1

digital

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

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terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

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great haste; mad rush

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nonfiction

2

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

sign; signal; cue

1

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

1

rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

3

distant; cold; formal

1

now that; since; so long as; because

3

movie director; film director

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)

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special rapid service; special rapid train

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Motomachi

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

window-shopping; window-gazing

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periodic; regular; routine

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intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

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(early) childhood

3

for use by children; for children

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brainwashing

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

1

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

rich person; wealthy person

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staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials

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meow; miaow; cat

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shoes strictly prohibited

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one's home; one's house

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salary; wages; pay

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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