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protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

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four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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wallboard; wall decoration

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

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but; however; even though; even if

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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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close; intimate; on good terms

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father

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

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bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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how long; how far; how much

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book

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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bullying; teasing

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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maybe; could be; might

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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to do so; to do thus

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

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sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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manly; masculine; like a man

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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if I (we, etc.) could

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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formidable enemy

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irresponsibility

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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