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Mizuki Shigeru (1922.3-)

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dogwood (Cornus controversa)

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

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modern art

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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selection; screening

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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limit; bound

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total idiot

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

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Keiji

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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soy; soybean; soya bean; soy sauce

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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calm before a storm; lull before the storm

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from here; from this place

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to come within sight

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which; well; now; c'mon

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retweet

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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notice; announcement

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

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climax; uprush; bulge

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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two meals; (eating) two meals a day

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some days; several days

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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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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final; eventual; ultimate

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rare

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is not; am not; are not

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electric utility expense

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payment

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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