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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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reply; answer; response

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then; well then; if so

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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what to do

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toilet paper

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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Masako

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Kyouzuka Masako (1930.3.16-1994.9.23)

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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girls' high school

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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rather; sooner; preferably

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coeducation

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hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

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to relax; to feel at home

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underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

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leopard print (design)

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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mwahahaha (evil laughter)

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drink; beverage

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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department store; department

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to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

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auntie; older woman

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)

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considerably; fairly; quite

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feminine; effeminate

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