Word: shibamata
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Tora-San is a peddler who hawks his wares at local fairs around the country. He spends the rest of his time with relatives who run a sweet shop in Tokyo's working-class Shibamata district and do little else but eat noodles, prepare to eat noodles or sit around the noodle table. He almost always wears the same outfit, a double-breasted check suit flapping open without a tie, and a green hat. He is a boor, and he treats his long-suffering family like servants. But the Japanese, who know all about pearl fishing, believe that beneath...
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