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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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only; nothing but

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

4

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

3

to walk

2

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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wooden; made of wood

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bridge

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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downtown

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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building

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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single-storied house; single-storied building

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roof

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roof tile

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

Japanese (language)

1

to come and go; to go back and forth

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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dressed in a kimono

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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person

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dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

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poor or lowly masterless samurai

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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