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hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at

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still; even now; to this day

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

3

uproar; disturbance

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

3

large attendance; full house; capacity audience

1

equipment; provision

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sixty; 60

2

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

6

drumming

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

energetic; vigorous

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

3

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

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joke

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door; gate; opening; title page

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

3

movie; film; motion picture

2

film

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sunshine; sunlight

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

pianist

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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barbarian tribe; savage tribe

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Nakamura

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Hiroko

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writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings

2

title; caption; heading

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secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop

1

stimulating; exciting; provocative

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title

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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she; her; girlfriend

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number of times; frequency; count

2

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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battle; fight; combat

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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rock 'n' roller; rock and roller; rocker; rockabilly

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fashion

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

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