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articulation

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just the other day; quite recently

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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paper

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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sick person; patient; invalid

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indicates emphasis

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timid; fainthearted

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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irreplaceable

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settlement; solution; resolution

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decision; determination; resolution

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to lean over; to lean in

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ten (long cylindrical things)

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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discovery; detection; finding

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to turn on power

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

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to sit (down)

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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triumphant air; smugness

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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shadow; tail; following

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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change of occupation

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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just a minute; small quantity

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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crossing; intersection

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

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truck; lorry

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society; company; the public; the world

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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