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Rocky II (film)

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failure; unpopularity

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Rocky III (film)

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wage cut

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odd couple; incongruous couple

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casein

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single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

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with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

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war photographer; combat cameraman

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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rice bran

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unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant

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English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)

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popularity

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Ueno Zoo

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end of a road; end of a street

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police cell; lockup

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to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly

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Kousuke

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mid-career recruitment

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Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)

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movie company

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kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

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Peter Pan

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chino pants

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dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying

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fine performance; tour de force

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retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

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Greek (language)

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nautical mile

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psychological

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understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

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canoe

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Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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musketeer

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money

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God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows

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diving

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Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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fiance; fiancee

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purse; handbag; wallet

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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subtitles; captioning

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constipation

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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shoplifting; shoplifter

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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