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to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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a certain somebody; you-know-who

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I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

6

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

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illustration; drawing

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theorem; proposition

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

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to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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while passing each other

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to head home; to leave for home

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extremely

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inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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puppet; marionette

1

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

2

bag of rice

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to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

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quotation; citation; reference

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Jingorou

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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proud; elated

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teacher; instructor; professor

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carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

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to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

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criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

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our country; our land; one's own country

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Pygmalion (mythology)

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brown bear (Ursus arctos)

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

2

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

4

assistance; backing; reinforcements

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taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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much the same

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

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why; how come; unfortunately; alas

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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to find out; to discover; to detect

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suspicious

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downright lie

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suicide

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famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

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dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing

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