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Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)

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Tsunagimachi

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lifestyle; way of life

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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rather; sooner; preferably

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store; shop

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

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(one's) pay; wages

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position; job; employment; opening

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)

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exile; banishment; deportation

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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one's own child; one's own children

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that well-known ...

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

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to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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in addition; besides this; twice

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game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)

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steadily

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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

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

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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lottery; lot; raffle; draw

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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good grief

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

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oh!; oh?; my!

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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