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Katarin

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Murasakinoue

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Yamanaka Shin'ya

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jewelry box

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beater (on a hunt)

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induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell

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borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching

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Hiromi

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everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

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anchovy

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leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

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shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.

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coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 calamity

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bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning

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I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

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(security) deposit; caution money

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Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

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appointment

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)

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host club; club that provides male company for female customers

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taxi fare

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(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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midway; halfway through; in the course of

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dripping wet; soaked; drenched

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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(falling) deeply in love

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The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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Nobel Prize

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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universal serial bus; USB

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

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Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

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dressed in a kimono

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Heian period (794-1185)

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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slender; slim

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

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diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium

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hey; yo; hi

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thank you very much

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how others look at you; what others think about you

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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appointment

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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