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establishment; founding; setting (a record)

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a little bit; a little while

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to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

onlooker; bystander

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last year

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

3

fishing village

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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point in common; common feature

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our country; our land; one's own country

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destitution

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planned; scheduled; systematic

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drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

emotional; sentimental

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

individual; particular; discrete; distinct

1

vexatious; troublesome; complicated

2

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

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adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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act; deed; conduct

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

2

humanity; human nature

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

1

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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slander; abuse

2

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

2

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

permanent resident; foreigner with permanent-residence visa

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

phenomenon

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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comedy; funny show

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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