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Matsuoka Shuuzou (1967.11-)

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nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five

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page number

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potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

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chief; main; principal; major

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something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

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practice jump (throw, etc.)

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G-man; FBI agent; inspector

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tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

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reggae

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hammer throw (track and field)

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(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells

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Hansel; Hensel; Hänsel

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maracas

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to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense

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Adrian; Adrien; Adrienne

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7000; seven thousand

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À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless

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Ehime (prefecture)

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don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying

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Tommy; Tomi

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ginger (Zingiber officinale)

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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middle and high school; medium and high (level)

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fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

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pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

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terrace (in a garden)

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small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop

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hollow; cavity; dent; depression

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salesman; businessman

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costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

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changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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klik; plock

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crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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treetop; tip of a branch

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regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

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shoes

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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public (institution)

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reemployment

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feet; foot

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as you see; as you can see

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beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

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learning by watching others; learning by imitation

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graduate school

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