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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)

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pet; trumpet

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level of comfort (of objects you sit on)

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regular (periodic) examination

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messenger

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various types

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coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

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Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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panty-less; wearing no underwear

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having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect

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love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

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suspension bridge; rope bridge

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subliminal effect

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to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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bullet (from a rifle)

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cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

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Hollywood

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suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

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love affair

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joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

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choral competition

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elegant; graceful; refined

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to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

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since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life

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to shorten one's life

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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Nana

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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to join forces; to cooperate

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to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

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palm (of one's hand)

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heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

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to cross swords with

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friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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wounded; injured

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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

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original text

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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above; more than

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highly regrettable; utterly deplorable

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temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

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