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to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

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overall victory; championship

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

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meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

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So Ji-sub

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influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)

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they; them

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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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film released direct-to-video

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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horsefly; gadfly

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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I love you

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Korean (language)

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart

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at times; occasionally

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hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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secretion

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

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entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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prefectural capital

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family photo

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suffix appended to somebody else's family members

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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single father

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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to tell a lie; to fib

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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jam

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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