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caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

2

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse

1

spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs

1

forward somersault; forward roll

1

whiteboard marker

1

dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child

1

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

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The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

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(full-length) novel; long novel

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

5

to begin to

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racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

3

Eastern Europe

1

golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

6

Emperor Ichijō; Ichijō Tenno (980-1011 CE, reigning: 986-1011 CE)

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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prisoner (of war); POW; captive

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

3

Paris (France)

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leaping through time; time travel

2

21st century

2

Japanese person

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plague; black plague

2

discussion

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facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

1

conspiracy theorist

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freight car; van

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(written) report

4

herb

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detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

4

prevention; protection (against); precaution

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing

5

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation

5

darkness

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stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support

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in this way; like this

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less than; under; below

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physical

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hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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