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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

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to make something resound

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Japanese person; Jap

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rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)

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paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

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use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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cares; ill feeling; reserve

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nonresistance

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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to give a glance (at); to take one look at

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short; brief

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to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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Moussa

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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one's own work; making by oneself

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poem

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reading aloud; recitation

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phrase; strawberry

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secret weapon

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)

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psychological tactics

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to hug; to clasp to one's breast

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

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bloodstream; blood flow

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one-tenth hectare

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cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

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match (contest); to match with; to go well with

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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path; route; itinerary

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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to divert; to distract

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cellophane

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lighting

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rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

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details; particulars

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employer's house; master's house

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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interior design; interior; upholstery

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