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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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to gain popularity

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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TV Asahi

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popular (hit) program (programme)

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spin-off; spinoff

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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novel; original; new; innovative

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gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

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academy; academia

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full version; complete version; unabridged edition

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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rare; strange; odd; peculiar

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100 famous views

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every week

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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spring; fountain

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Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

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every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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to warm; to heat

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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