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Swiss chard

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fare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine

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mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis); yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue

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Toscana (Italy); Tuscany

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corrupt politician

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Expressionism; representationalism

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fraudulent claim of product origin

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hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

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to stroke; to caress

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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

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to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart

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red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

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art exhibition

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first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type

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closing time (library, museum, etc.)

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jewellers

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machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house

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bodysuit

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ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

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exhibition hall (room, area)

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master thief; notorious robber

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

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shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce

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locker room

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sake brewing

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robbery; robbery case; burglary

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)

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in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime

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toilet; lavatory; powder room

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self-service; self-

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interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

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making a killing; making easy money; robbery

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Itō

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World Cup (e.g. soccer)

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chivalrous thief

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

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easy task; no problem

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely

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drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

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warrior; samurai

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security

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out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

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malfunction; failure

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complete

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to repent; to be penitent

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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