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apartment

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New York City

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elegy; dirge; mournful melody

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being left out; being excluded; being ostracized

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traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron

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lack of innovation; stupidity

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dawn; daybreak

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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tabloid (newspaper)

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main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal

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beyond description

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reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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commitment; pledge; promise

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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superintendence; supervision; administration

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imperial order; imperial will

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imperial rescript

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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noble visitor

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violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

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to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up

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sexual union; congress

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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garden (esp. with trees); park

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having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

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(in the same way) as before; as always

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nightfall

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to be given up; to be discontinued

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see you later; goodbye; sincerely

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to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape

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from where

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exorcism rite; purification

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to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

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tamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies

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divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help

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large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)

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scouter (Dragonball)

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unmeasurable; impossible to measure

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one's history of love affairs with women

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

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to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)

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that sort of; like that

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place for relaxation and refreshment

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going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

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