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not knowing what's what

setting up a living or ceremonial space with furnishings, implements, etc. (Heian era)

consolation party (held after failure or defeat)

children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken

Newtonian fluid

Reiwa Shinsengumi (political party)

to escape death

old Chinese custom of marrying older women with young boys

to leave nothing undone

with hushed footsteps

falling-block puzzle game

recent past tense (e.g. passato prossimo in Italian)

to have a taste (of something)

autumn, season of good appetite

unoccupied seat

query language

very large school

to decapitate

to take advantage (of another's weakness)

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hopeless

big craze

international political economy

absolute rest

marriage due to unintended pregnancy

to suspend operations (esp. of trains)

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race)

to sell like hot cakes

to prick up one's ears and listen

in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.)