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teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions

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doing for fun; play

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amateur photographer

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tourist map

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Takashi

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doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision

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length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; warp and weft; warp and woof

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Browning

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fashionable person

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acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

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fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish

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silence; stillness; quietness

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groundless

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Basic Instinct (1992 film)

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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

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see you tomorrow

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yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

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gas cooker; gas range

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famous brand of sake; choice sake

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entrance fee

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for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI

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noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

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contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

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demonstration; show of force

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straight flush

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bowl

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sports test

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card case

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sulky look; sullen look

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padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest

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place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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surname; family name; last name

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bus terminal; bus station

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rubber ball

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psychological stress

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air transportation; air transport

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to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

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here and there; everywhere

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stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance

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as a god; as was done in the age of the gods

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to look daggers at someone; to be angry

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dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

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to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point

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silk thread; silk yarn

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in three days' time; two days after tomorrow

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short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh

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to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

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