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Oofunasatsueijo

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fragile item; broken article

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strontium (Sr)

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

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Otoko Wa Tsurai Yo (long-running series of Japanese comedy movies)

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Masako

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Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion

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evening; dusk

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flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test

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sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi

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colocolo (Leopardus colocolo); pampas cat

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unequal treaty

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stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock

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nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine

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marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife

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vomiting; emesis

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lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits

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Tahiti

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past and present

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle

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value engineering

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to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

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melting

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free fall

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self-development; self-enlightenment

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establishment; foundation

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Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)

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celestial world; heaven

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Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)

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boom; kaboom

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wonder; wander

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storage space (esp. in a home)

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Pomeranian

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sodium (Na)

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island

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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fertile; productive; fruitful

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to drift (to); to be washed ashore

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rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

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Guam

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lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested

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going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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it's none of your business; it's not your concern

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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wooden building; wooden architecture

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to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

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