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Yamada Youji (1931.9-)

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series

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promo; advertising for a program (TV, radio, etc.); program publicity

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box-office takings; box-office revenue

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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dubbing; stand-in; dummy

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four-wheel drive

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to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

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supporting faction

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one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

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dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting

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leader; magnate; big head

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pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)

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one week

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walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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Yamada

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making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

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master; masterhand; maestro

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

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reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

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(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

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table tennis; ping-pong

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to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

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under blazing sun

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

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freckles; buckwheat chaff

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the big two...; two major...; two main...

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to covet; to lust for

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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present continuous tense; present progressive form

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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passage; paragraph

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cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

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weekly publication; weekly magazine

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partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

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emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

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cartoon-character costume

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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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each and every; all

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offensive; aggressive

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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no way; no chance

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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