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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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part-time lecturer; contract teacher

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

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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demotion; relegation; downgrading

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assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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because

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ridiculous; odd

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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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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just because; even if; even though

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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

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critical; judgmental

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to; towards; for

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to state; to express; to mention

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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he; him; boyfriend

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however

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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