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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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lithograph

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to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

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printing press

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roller

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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pressman; printer

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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printing

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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overall

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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writer; author

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publisher

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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to scan; to look over

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

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illustration (e.g. book); picture

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bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in

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outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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shooting; gunning (down)

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to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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heedless of danger; braving dangers

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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apprentice

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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Ballantyne

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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sensational

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(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

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division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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