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old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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market

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palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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Jesus (Christ)

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Japanese (people, language, style)

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clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone

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sunglasses

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diss; dissing; disrespect

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kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

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Thu

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nice; good; well-executed

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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way

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mere; only; just; slight

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whistle (sound made with the lips)

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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spacious; vast; wide

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to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

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transparent; clear

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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soul; spirit

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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short; brief

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history of; experience of

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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strength of a brushstroke

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number of characters; number of letters; word count

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seeing; looking at

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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two (long cylindrical things)

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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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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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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order; request

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going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

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no, not like that (but like this)

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