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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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surely; certainly

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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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

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long ago; once upon a time

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fairy; sprite; elf

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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sea; ocean; waters

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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invitation

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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true story

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was; were

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furthermore; even more

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octopus

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

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cuttlefish; squid

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Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)

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spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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who

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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that; those; the

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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