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sunset industry; declining industry

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salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves

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Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)

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overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

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one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

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traditional art; traditional performance art

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two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

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environmental problem; environmental issue

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whirling tides

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chrysanthemum flower

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a fortune

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last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism

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suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute

1

dream that comes true

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disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability

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videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

1

omitted character; omitted letter

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fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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social problem

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

1

ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

trend of the times; way things are going

1

struggle for existence

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to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

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to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down

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strongish; somewhat strong

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

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discontent and grumbling

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misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

1

dull; boring

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

4

vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

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popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

2

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)

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our company

3

(written) proposal

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boiling water

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annual income

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puniness; youth

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to have the privilege of doing

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fortune; luck

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viewer; (television) audience

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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