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earth station (for a satellite)

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rectifying tower; rectifying column

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Yokohamabeiburijji

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extortion; shakedown

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sexual liberation

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vacant house; unoccupied house

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Kouichi

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guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.

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Kawasaki (city)

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Mikako

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sand hill; dune

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pure; sheer

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nice choice

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innocence

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argument position

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long thin brown "naoko" mushroom

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wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis

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the Gulf War

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debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

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spectator; visitor

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sperm; semen; cum

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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Bulgaria; spirited; rising; sudden; abrupt

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maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

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Sakura

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to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

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precious; valuable

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sundry expenses

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just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

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with a grinding noise

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water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

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gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money

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south

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good bye; I'm off; see you later

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carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat

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Guinness; Gwyneth

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beautiful

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piranha

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cash

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land war

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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(charge) for this month

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reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

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hermitage; retreat

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Lady Luck

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(town) market; (street) market; marketplace

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exciting

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