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Katsu Shintarou (1931.11.29-1997.6.21)

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leader of a troupe

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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novel; (short) story

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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trouble

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

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difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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wise; clever; smart

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inconvenient

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

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counter for places

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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lawyer; attorney

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smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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