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bid for popularity; publicity stunt

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downtown

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since then; from that time; ever since

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who the heck; just who

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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how long?; till when?

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to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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destination (one is heading towards); goal

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upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood

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to be erected; to be built

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tall (of a person)

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wall; fence

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Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

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(large) house; residence; mansion

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door(s) of a gate

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one minute

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the second time

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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three times; thrice; third (interval)

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in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

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to pretend to be out

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without advance notice

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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convenience store

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height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

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shorts

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dash

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for a long time

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

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complicity

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

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contest of strength; trial of strength

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

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deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff

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neighbor; neighbour

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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to invite in; to show someone in

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living space

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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final; eventual; ultimate

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how many hours

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hesitation; indecision

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