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Plastics

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Witney

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Skyliner

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the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods

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airport

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pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)

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selfie

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the reason for something

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student union; student center; students' hall

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Katsumata

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(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife

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(fish) weir; fish trap

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mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

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Japanese literature

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standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high

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megabyte; MB; meter box

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sweets; sweet food

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time is money

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reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines

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first period (e.g. first class in school day)

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chrysalis; pupa

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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hostess (in a hostess bar)

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white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

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omitted character; omitted letter

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Narita Airport

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understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

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go for it; keep at it

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wild silkworm

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person

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corona; coronavirus; COVID-19

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ciao

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papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

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rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

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first place; head position; leading position

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mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance

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being left out; being excluded; being ostracized

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gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

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three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

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misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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close; intimate; on good terms

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specialist

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tiny; little; wee

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to clap

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girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)

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second-rate; inferior

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