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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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very small; tiny

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drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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this for sure; certainly is

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"

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bandana

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something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

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to clap

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

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streets

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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senior; older

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to cheer; to jeer; to mock

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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to be dead; to be lifeless

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to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

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screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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hey; say; look

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to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

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to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to slide down; to slip down

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every day

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all you have to do is; just; that's all

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soul; spirit

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we; us

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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soon; in the near future

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if; in case; supposing

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