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NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

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the whole country

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

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to show; to display

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gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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deadly poison

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small fish; fry

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walk; stroll

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big hit; great success

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season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

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Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)

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Yokohama (city)

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southern sea

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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south

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

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electric railway

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the whole line; all lines; the whole ship

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ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)

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vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)

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Hikohei

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handline fishing; handlining

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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bell (often globular)

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twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

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Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

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predicament; difficult situation

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platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit

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party of tourists

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hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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tickling; tickle; joke; gag

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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rakugo story teller; comic story teller

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because

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to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

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one's family; family member

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

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