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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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life span

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Japan

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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short; brief

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of course; certainly; naturally

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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shop manager

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trial product; prototype model

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topping

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Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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to be needed; to be wanted

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tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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however; but

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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Marlow; Marlowe

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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Greek mythology

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goddess; female deity

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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heart

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finding employment; getting a job

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