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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to bring someone along

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it is I who should say so

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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grateful; indebted

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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Nagaoka

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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beach hut; beachside clubhouse

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part-time job; side job

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warm welcome

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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west

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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event

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planning; project; plan; design

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers

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summer

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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men and women of all ages

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bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

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contest

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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limit; restriction

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land; shore

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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production (e.g. play); direction

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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world music

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festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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farewell party

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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