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older brother

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attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

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to have more losses than wins

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festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

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loss; defeat; counter for losses

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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wise saying

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

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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complete change; about-face

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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in those days

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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bath

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bed-wetting

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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

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disgrace; humiliation

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succession of victories

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)

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every day

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unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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never again

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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for this reason

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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to settle (a dispute)

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

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