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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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piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

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you; people

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humanity; human nature

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to scan; to look over

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again and again

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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already; too late

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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in large drops

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to stand stock still

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deeply emotive; moving

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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navy

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commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work

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Sakuma

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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august; beautiful

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condolence; sympathy; mourning

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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second day of the month; two days

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Minister of the Navy

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Yonai Mitsumasa (1880.3.2-1948.4.20)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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to accompany; to go with; to go together

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differences in skill

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

1

father

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process

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corner; nook

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

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to squat; to crouch

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garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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peach (Prunus persica)

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clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

2

lyricism

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younger sister

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to take to; to let one's heart go out to

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monetary offering; donation

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Kuboshima Seiichirō

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