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Nobuhiro

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to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

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rooibos tea; redbush tea

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SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water

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clam sauce pasta; vongole (e.g. spaghetti alle vongole)

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food company

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teacher

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Japanese drum

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contrived; false-sounding

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culture

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Nagamine

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oh my God; OMG

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to get back together (with a former partner)

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bouncy ball

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne

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instrumental trio

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consultation office; information center; bureau; agency

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free food; free meal

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Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)

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sobriety; soberness; sober face

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Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)

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poltergeist

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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pepper

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bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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current boyfriend

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second half

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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to achieve success

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

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selfish

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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shoulder blade; scapula

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to leave the company

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smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

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break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with

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correspondence; exchange of letters

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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already read

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

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chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

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slender

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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