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Izanagi economic boom (1965-70) of Japan

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mumps; epidemic parotitis

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each house; every house; many houses

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monaural; monophonic; mono

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Wu

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lifting stone

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first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

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good things come to those who wait

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lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

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opening game; (season) opener

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kneading (cat)

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birth canal

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babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

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umbilical cord

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to be deaf; to not be able to hear

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world fair; international exposition

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

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to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

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lamp chimney

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pregnant

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to take to task; to take it out on

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to be born

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kidney

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dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

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ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

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placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

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mum; mom

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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private affairs; personal matter

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person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

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joe; jaw

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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chronic disease

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

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fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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(imperial) reign; period

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throughout Japan

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melody; chime

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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snoring; snore

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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in perfect form; going swimmingly

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sound of rainfall

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