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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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what grade (in school)

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lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

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one day; (on) a certain day

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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second floor; upstairs

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study room

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father and mother; parents

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bedroom

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Japanese-style room

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to lay out a futon; to make a bed

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woman

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to grimace; to frown

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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occurrence; happening; incident; event

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

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hair (on the head)

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to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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to laugh scornfully

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prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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to be ill; to suffer from

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to die; to pass away

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

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funeral; funeral service

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face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

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innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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(a) few; some; several

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estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

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grandparents

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

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enchantress; seductress; vamp; siren

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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