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

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Nakamura Kengou (1980.10.31-)

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ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together

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tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

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it's not much, but ...

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worn-out rice land

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standard-bearer; flag-bearer

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playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

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tile

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omitted character; omitted letter

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simple calculation

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well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

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ciao

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first place; head position; leading position

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job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

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to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

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one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

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misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

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Ouch!

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league

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Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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residing; living; dwelling

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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ventilation

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against the rules

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inconvenient

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

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that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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vanguard; advance guard

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

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king

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

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to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

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battle; game; bout

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tape

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shut up!; be quiet!

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doctor

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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