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Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)

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to behave modestly

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to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

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(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

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self-; from (a time or place)

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agency; intermediation

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borrowing; debt; loan

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waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

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reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

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sudden change; sudden turn

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Tsunenaga

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to settle (a problem)

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

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trade port

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Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

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domestic commerce; internal trade

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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road maintenance; road improvement

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currency value

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homogenization; homogenisation

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

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mass production

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to count; to enumerate

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up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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something like ...; something called ...

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skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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new recruit; conscript

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very easily

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to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

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loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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land route; overland route; by land; overland

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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how can (one) do something

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to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

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