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Higashino Kouji (1967.8-)

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Murakami Shingo (1982.1.26-)

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opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)

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unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar

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to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention

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Yoda (Star Wars)

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vomiting; emesis

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yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

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superintendent of education

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written order; order form

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mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot

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to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...

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school pecking order

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to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

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the older child

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mountain temple

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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Alaska

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great depth; bottomless; great height

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make no progress; remain unsettled

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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making one's best exertions

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

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caste

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format; procedure; way of proceeding

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chow; three-in-a-row

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the teaching profession; education of laity

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to appear in the newspaper

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remote mountain; mountain recesses

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reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

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this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

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musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)

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chord; "on" reading of a kanji

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being left out; being excluded; being ostracized

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difficult

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Nana

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rice cooker

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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learning; study

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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going to and from school

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Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

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NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

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(school) class

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curriculum

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pro wrestling; professional wrestling

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

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sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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