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traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers

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to show; to display; to dangle (an offer) in front of; to hold out; to send flurries (of snow, etc.)

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sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings

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bamboo spear

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law school

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regular pay; fixed salary

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(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle

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moot court; mock trial

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one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

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risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance

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long working hours

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leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader

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tourist resort; holiday resort

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what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone

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evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

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buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt

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long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)

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belief that where there's a will, there's a way

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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Shiori

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working hours; man-hours

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farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party

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cram school; private tutoring school

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Pacific War (1941-1945)

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one month

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admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement

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personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

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juristical; legal

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civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance

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spiritualism; idealism

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changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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

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to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

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objection!; question!

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crisis management

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point of compromise; common ground

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guidance; protective custody

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

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Board of Education

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loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

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shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle

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to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

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forearm

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aim

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willing to do; prepared

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indemnities; reparations

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matter for great congratulation

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

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