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this (very thing); this precisely

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cancer

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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mountain village

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Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)

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Tsunagunhokudanchō

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home area; home town; local

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to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)

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epicenter; epicentre

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)

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leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

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to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

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to farm; to cultivate a field

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master; teacher; stable master

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dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

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young master; young gentleman

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working in the fields; working on a farm

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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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(not so) much; (not) very

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to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

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unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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hoe

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(it was) not until; (it was) only when

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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Ikemoto

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young couple

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rare

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