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Limp Bizkit

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Ena

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World Series (baseball)

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Nanbou

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under control

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government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority

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to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt

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Eizou

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double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

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casino game

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hand throwing technique (judo)

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private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route

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predestination

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Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market

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Ichimaru

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black tie

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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

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Power Play (Angel)

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static

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downturn; downward swing; downside

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giant-killer

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number of possible outcomes; number of ways (e.g. of arranging something)

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Stead

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unified effort of government and private sector

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation

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marginal

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big band

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upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)

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intermediate wholesaler; middle trader; middleman; broker

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attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

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being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous

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tilt

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two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)

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stupid face; foolish look on one's face

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Ishimatsu

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you are quite right; quite so; what you say is sensible enough

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to distinguish oneself

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vested; already acquired

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forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction

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funeral performed for somebody while they are alive; living funeral

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report of a school absence

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foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation

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to cut (into two or more pieces)

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discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)

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kicker (soccer, football, rugby, etc.)

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amount of hair; hair volume

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work regulations

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common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

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exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

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