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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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fox with supernatural powers

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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little something; reward; tip

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(religious) piety; faith; devotion

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peace; harmony

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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

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many thousands

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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domestic animals; livestock; cattle

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baby; infant

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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to get strong; to gain strength

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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to fall in love (with); to love

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blindness

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Fushimi

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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to be too short

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

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being in love with each other

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warrior; samurai

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to love

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to weaken

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to frolic about; to mess around

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death from prostration; death from emaciation

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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to express (in words); to confess

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to be helpful; to be useful

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lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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close; intimate; on good terms

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to rush over; to run up to

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to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

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to walk; to move forward; to make progress

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unjust; inhuman

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

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I assure you it is

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Oribe ware (style of Japanese pottery)

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