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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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to become; to amount to

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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Chūgoku and Shikoku

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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triumphant return; returning in triumph

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

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south

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young person

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number one

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hope; white hope; person of promise

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Kenjirou

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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half a year; six months

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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than; other than; except; but

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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pluralizing suffix

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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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father; dad; husband; you; he

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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coloured paper; colored paper

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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all on one's own

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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complete change; about-face

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olden days; former

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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fresh

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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to hate; to dislike

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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

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(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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