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Yoshinobu

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getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual

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being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)

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vicissitudes; ups and downs

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Rod (optics)

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privacy protection

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supporting performance; playing a supporting role

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crop circle

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cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

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air pump; bicycle pump

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practice; practising; training; study

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current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish

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Edison

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primates

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to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

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lake (in place names)

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close-fitting trousers; long underwear

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to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home

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drawing; painting; picture

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contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

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so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch

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(male) actor

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cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

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searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

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scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material

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ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

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age thirty; one's thirties

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immature; childish

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mole; lentigo; beauty spot

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cash bonus; reward; bounty

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Tokyo Bay

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maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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sunlight

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performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

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first thing in the morning

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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

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a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

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hand-mirror

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alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery

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penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

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unidentified flying object; UFO

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retaliation; revenge

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