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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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mainly; primarily

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model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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last year

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after school (at the end of the day)

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pain; ache; -algia

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go home; get out

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close quarters combat; CQC

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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effective; successful

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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theory

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short course; training

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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ornate hairpin

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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show; exhibition; spectacle

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

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news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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if it's the case

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three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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restaurant (esp. Western-style)

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dinner

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complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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Sunday

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flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

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things; everything

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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very; extremely; that is

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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hero

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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associate editor; deputy editor

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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