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Shin'ichirō

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lost generation

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Gone with the Wind (1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, film 1939)

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lease agreement; rental contract

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failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

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cross counter

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theme tune; theme music

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stub (of a ticket)

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retry

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moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity

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just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)

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rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)

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love story

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select

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suspense

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second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes

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effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

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gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

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one's (living) environment

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giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

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continuous

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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hey; yo; hi

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flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

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Paik

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face value; par

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sand; grit

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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Hong Kong; Hongkong

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lending and borrowing

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to shut up; to imprison

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sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

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somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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on the occasion of

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

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to catch one's attention

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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trivial; slight

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wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

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odds and ends; all; every

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term

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end-of-year

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opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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time; years

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