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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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Tanamachi

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the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

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hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

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Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

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witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

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Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25

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local residents; neighbours; neighbors

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to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

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number of copies; circulation

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founder

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press; print shop; printing office

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decorative lights; illumination

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purity; homogeneity; unadorned

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Christmas tree

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sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice

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bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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school event

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written application

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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main school; principal school; this school; our school

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opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint

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guardians; parents; father and older brother

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synergy

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Christmas Eve

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holding two or more positions concurrently

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secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea

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twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days

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lost property; something dropped and left behind

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dust

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precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints

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awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

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A; a

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warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

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oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

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lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

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