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Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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sphere; circle; range; category

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provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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to be born; to come into this world

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medical equipment

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manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)

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mother

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week

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supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

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operating a cash register

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part; part-timer; part-time (work)

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full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker

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older brother and younger sister

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

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younger sister

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extremely; highly

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general; popular; common; typical

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home; household; family; hearth

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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the very picture of ...

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house; family

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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second son

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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one day; (on) a certain day

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

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kindergarten bus; nursery school bus

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truck; lorry

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head-on collision

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serious accident; major incident

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other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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speed

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare

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(state of) unconsciousness

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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lifesaving

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rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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parents; both parents

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medical institution

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to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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