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Ooga

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same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)

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time of creation

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marriage between coworkers

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Kouji

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matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit

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useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

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tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing

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records; transactions

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Takuma

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financial statement

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old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father

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record low; worst ever

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defense; defence

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to have a rumor circulating

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to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking

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holding out a little longer

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to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss

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to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes

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reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees

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foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company

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being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

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waste of time; killing time

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one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach

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fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student

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Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)

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Don't miss it

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special program; special programme

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debut; opening; first public exhibition

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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next week

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salute of guns

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tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)

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improvement of labor conditions (labour)

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Sayama

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Harada

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end of consecutive holidays

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for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance

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punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock

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to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan

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to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

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to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

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fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought

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first challenge; first try

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

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ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

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to massage

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