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(something) fickle; (something) very changeable

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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smoke; fumes

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

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choking; stifling; suffocating

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Souseki

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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apology; excuse

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newspaper extra

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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newspaper

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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combined fleet

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(naval) fleet; armada

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

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throughout Japan

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to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

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society; the world; the times

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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doll; puppet; figure

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

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