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duck meat stew (dish from Ishikawa prefecture)

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Pinko

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to anneal

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Shimotakaido

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live program; live programme

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temporary advance (of money)

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Ryuuji

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long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner

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namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor

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general situation; whole aspect

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welfare pension

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legal action

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dusk; twilight

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cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

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manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming

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(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package

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supplementary budget

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

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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Okuno

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several companies

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to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

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out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

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arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)

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Ruriko

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring

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end of next month

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occupations dependent on public favor (favour)

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tragicomedy

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to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

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family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family

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advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show

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the next meeting

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congratulations!

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overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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commercial broadcast

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all nighter; sleepless night

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person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure

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

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production cost

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email friend; email penpal

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chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

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hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay

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

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(full-length) novel; long novel

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month after next

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environmental problem; environmental issue

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