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entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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meaning; called; said

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

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vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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rising; ascending; climbing

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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early teens

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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fashion magazine

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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read in turn; circulate a book (among friends)

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Grand Prix

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acquisition; possession

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brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

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origin; beginning

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in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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following year

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movement

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dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

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regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)

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performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

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years later

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leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing

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senior high school student

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public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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point in question (at issue)

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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performer; entertainer; celebrity

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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suspicious person

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discovery; detection; finding

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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hence; for that reason

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appointment; assignment; promotion

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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