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broadcasting satellite

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it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order

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Yuuji

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attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name

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latest version; latest edition

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pork fried with ginger

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bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree

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broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television

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many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)

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pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

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official divorce registration papers

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transport; freight; shipping

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contest; comparison; competition

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New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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reemployment

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Niigata (city, prefecture)

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

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deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

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Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era

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twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

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ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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a long time ago

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to dirty one's hands

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present continuous tense; present progressive form

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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sake; Japanese rice wine

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eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

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no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

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(indoor) heating

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

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visit to a grave

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new school term

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a long time ago

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cherry blossom (colour, color)

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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to catch a cold

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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tidying up; finishing

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prison; penitentiary

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

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