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Motohiro

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Hikawa Kiyoshi (1977.9.6-)

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owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)

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pickled vegetables; pickles

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forty; 40

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kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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to withdraw a request

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self-affirmation; self-approval

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good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

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to love

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the whole day; all the day

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mountain demon

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to talk volubly

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sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene

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Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)

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dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

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Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

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under development; in development

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

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Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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human kindness; human weakness

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tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

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Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

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our company; my company

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glutton; gourmand

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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to melt together

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meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy

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to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

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ready consent

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in the ward or borough

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not understanding; not knowing

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toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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drinking party; get-together

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degree of familiarity; popularity

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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to drink too much

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average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle

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article; thing; object; property; real estate

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

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