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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

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to wipe; to dry

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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drink; beverage

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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script; screenplay; scenario

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in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

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chaos

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special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects

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estimate (of costs); budget

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four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations

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set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

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chief; main; principal; important

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active

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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creature design; character design of non-human characters

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small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

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singer

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correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

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natural voice (without a microphone)

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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writer

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slug

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nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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(political) power; authority; influence

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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several years; a few years

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)

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midwinter; dead of winter

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studio

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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snuff film; snuff movie

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snuff

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make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

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floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey

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