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Zenjirou

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

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insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

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followers; hangers-on

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Aki

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youngish; young-looking

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to grapple; to wrestle

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Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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Marchais

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quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake

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make-up artist

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one's history as a performer

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pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic

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gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally

8

enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads

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hey; yo; hi

10

popular song program on radio or television

2

swish; whoosh; whizz

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Miku

2

teacher's cane; teacher's pointer

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ward residents

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world-class; (of) high global reputation

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record company

1

one's skill as a singer

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San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)

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chart; chert

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interviewer

11

song; ballad

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tapioca

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method

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stylist

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originality

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dandy; fop; esthete

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fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

chief executive officer; CEO

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to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)

1

park (public, amusement, etc.); parking

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enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

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world-first

2

starting up (e.g. business, computer)

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huge; gargantuan

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court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

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leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

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(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

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all over Japan; throughout Japan

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musical composition; tune

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one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

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to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

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