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Hoshino Tomoko

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Yōko Ogawa (1962.3.30-; writer)

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First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

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to manage (to do successfully); to get through

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walking

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fitting (of clothing); fitting; installation; fitting (e.g. graph)

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to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

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sewing method; sewer

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(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook

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in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine

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smoothly; frictionlessly; easily

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heated vegetables; warm vegetables

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thorny path

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cholesterol

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tearful face

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sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

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resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

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top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

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handbag; shopping bag

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shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)

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I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story

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men's (fashion, wear, etc.)

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Papper

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listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

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way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes

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rearranging; remodeling; remodelling

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newly-married life

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according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates

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to change; to replace

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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local

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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new life

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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casual

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how many people

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executive vice-president

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nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

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to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

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(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

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atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

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feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

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vocational school; technical school

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