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major tsunami warning

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Earthquake Early Warning; EEW

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competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools

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credit union

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barbershop; barber shop

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living together (with one more person)

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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second wave

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Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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open (for business)

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see you next week

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yellow-green; pea green

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prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building

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product

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I've got to be going; I must go

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

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armband; arm band; brassard

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to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

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temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

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twelfth day of the month; twelve days

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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aunt

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winning percentage

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National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

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coast; shore; littoral

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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difficult to speak about

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to smile

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rumble in the ground

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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large serving; large portion

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

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who?

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underground train; subway

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happy

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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Thailand

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

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every week

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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tidying up; finishing

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indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous

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