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Bamiyan

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monkey

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Darwish

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Saizeriya (abbr) (Italian restaurant chain)

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play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

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gust

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determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

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nothing in particular; none in particular

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hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

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Michiru

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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being fond of children; person fond of children

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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poof

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optimistic

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kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name

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old woman; hag; bitch

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oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

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crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

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batter

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to tell a lie; to fib

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

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to behave well (of a child)

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

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crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

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joint together; opposite; facing

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

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change

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lucky; fortunate

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to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

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washing machine (laundry)

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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clanging; empty; deserted

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loss of memory; amnesia

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yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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children; juvenile

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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