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thank you

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article; news story; report; account

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

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famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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service area

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy

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boyfriend; he; him

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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actor; actress; player; performer

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

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Haruhi

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Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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San Diego

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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convention

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otherwise; if not; or else

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cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

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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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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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cloud; crowd

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special effects

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adult; grown-up

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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fantasy

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taste

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comic books; comics; comic; comical

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character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

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New York

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agent

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Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

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editing; compilation

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continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

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months (period of)

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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ballet

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female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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mafia

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motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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action

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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dramatic role for child; child actor

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