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reopening; resumption; restarting

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

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expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to walk; to move forward; to make progress

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

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whisper; murmur

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pride

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mother

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spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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baby; infant

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cry; crying voice

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with a start; with a jump

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mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

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breathing; respiration

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swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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to fall asleep

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moon; month

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night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

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for the first time in one's life

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scenery; scene; landscape

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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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 stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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