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Yuriko Koike (1952.7-), Governor of Tokyo

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Shinohara Ryouko (1973.8-)

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official document; archives

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period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)

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assistant director (in taking professional movies)

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script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books

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metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo

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dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting

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(silk) crepe

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Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

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ideally; if one were to wish for more

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sea roar

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large forest

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ability; capability; competence; skill

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appearing together; co-acting; co-starring

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Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

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opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

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to keep standing

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fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

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field of bamboo grass

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unheard-of; unprecedented

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look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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sign; mark; flag

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

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bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

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to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

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cawing (of a crow)

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to kick down; to defeat

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

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old; olden

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editor-in-chief

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the public; general public

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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to remove; to move out of the way

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prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

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drinking party; get-together

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

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tenacity; endurance

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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performer; entertainer; celebrity

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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