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Ponytail to Shushu

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popular song containing local references (people, attractions, etc.)

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Chitose Airport

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Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)

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to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

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to be sweat-stained

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conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold

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sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise

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corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog

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pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement

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scribbling; doodling; graffiti

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rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

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it serves you right

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connection; relation

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Beatles

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Western music; European music

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song; ballad

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panties; panty; briefs

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study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

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martial arts stadium

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entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

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(writing) song lyrics

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knitted hat; woollen hat

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private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter

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pelvis

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promotional video; music video; page view

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session; jam session; jam

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modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

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Brian; Bryan

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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BC; Before Christ

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thud

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to return a favor (favour); to repay

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depression; recession; slump

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Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

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symbolic

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pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

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viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform

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opening a business; opening a practice

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

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waterside; waterfront

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firmly rooted; deep-seated

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one's heart rate; pulse rate

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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May

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safety; security

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separate case; another matter

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