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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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early; quickly; promptly

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all; everyone; everybody

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delight; great joy

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store; shop

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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Tokyo

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space (room, area, outer space)

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Google

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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conversation

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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indicates emphasis

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serif

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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younger; junior

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couple

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to increase; to multiply

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detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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the number of days; date

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

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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

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house search (e.g. by the police)

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pea sprouts

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salad

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to eat; to drink

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exhibition; display

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direct mail; direct message

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opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

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Friday

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this week

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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road approaching a shrine

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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