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Yoshiyuki

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tetrapod; tetrahedral concrete structure used in breakwaters

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Katsumi

1

one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness

1

Noriko

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greasy; fatty; oily

2

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

2

Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

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Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)

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to pass (examination)

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cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

2

unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense

1

marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife

1

main force; brute force; strong-arm

1

cello; violoncello

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale

1

fiance; fiancee

1

maternal instinct

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misanthropy; misanthropist

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

2

wall with exposed timber pillars

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huff; heave-ho

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traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)

1

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

1

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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engagement ring

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

major earthquake; large earthquake

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wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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bridegroom

1

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

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violin

2

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

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orchestra; band

2

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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Take it!; Take that!

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clearing one's throat; cough

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unlocking

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option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

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post office

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

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rehearsal

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