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Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)

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Sadako

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Okamoto

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brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

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spring season

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other people; others

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signature phrase; signature saying

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eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe

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hi; yo

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great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue

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shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

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go for it; heave; ugh

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trying one's ability

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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funny; amusing

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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joe; jaw

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to covet; to lust for

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compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

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number; amount

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to be conceited

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Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

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fixed date; appointed day

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new species; new variety

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standing up

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guide; host

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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to dream (of)

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at that time; that time

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spring break; spring vacation

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(Saint) Valentine

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if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

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positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

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eyebrow

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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extremely; terrifically; super

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pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior

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knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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