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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

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to be

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1,000; thousand

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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Emon

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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my; our; one's own

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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why; how

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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extreme busyness

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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daimyo's main Tokyo mansion

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relative; relation; kin

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

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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child

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etiquette; courtesy; manners

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instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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book; volume

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astronomy

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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last year

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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sea; ocean; waters

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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fish

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

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indicates question

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to board a ship

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

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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this year

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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

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(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

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