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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

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V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

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searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells

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primary source

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makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi

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to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

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deciphering; decoding

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oral tradition; legend; folklore

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authentic account

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every kind; all sorts

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fanatic collector

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good correspondent; ready writer

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supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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bell (often globular)

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furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

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to rust; to become rusty

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to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

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age; era; period; date

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physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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welcome home

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interested person; volunteer; supporter

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before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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at that time; that time

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one by one; one at a time; in turn

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lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)

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public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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gestures; gesturing

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seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

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ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

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god of fortune; god of wealth

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change; alteration; modification

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fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe

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in this case

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god of poverty

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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urban legend

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to drink too much

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lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

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to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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wine

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conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control

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