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silver-capped tooth

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on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

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one's history as a performer

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Saitou

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shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people

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to make laugh; to set to laughing

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highest ever (number of); record-high; most on record

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standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high

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business results; business performance

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after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

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to become bright; to become clear

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first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

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rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

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style of acting

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to get a laugh

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to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

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grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

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comedian; comic

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using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

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stage name

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strong opposition

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presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

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turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

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by force

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turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

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feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

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heavy responsibility

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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second generation; second; junior

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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true value; real worth

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vacuum; hollow; empty

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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two minutes

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the people; citizens; the populace

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