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anti-aging

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Sugita Genpaku (1733-1817)

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time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

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hypothermia

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the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

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bring it on!

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studying abroad; studying overseas

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credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits

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beautiful

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to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly

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to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of

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(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label

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(as alike as) two peas in a pod

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secret story; unknown episode

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comeback

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young; youth; young person

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not having long to live

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Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner

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Mrs

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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right to choose; a say; option

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family positioned to accede to the shogunate

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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to switch off; to turn off

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antiquity; ancient times

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beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

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good

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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annoying; provoking

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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to feel oneself indebted to

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unbalance; imbalance

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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to have; to possess

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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to search for; to seek for; to look for

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

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important person

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one and only; unique

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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organism; living body

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medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor

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mister; Mr

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