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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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importance; priority

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so much; so; like that

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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splendidly; brilliantly

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hell

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one week

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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coming and going; commuting

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Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)

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Kitajima Kousuke (1984-)

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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to pray; to wish

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Colombo (Sri Lanka)

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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usual state of things

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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blood relationship; blood relative

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forehead; brow

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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afterwards

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evidence; proof

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destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

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salt and MSG mixture

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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lunch; midday meal

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

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now is the time

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

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drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics

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thought to be; seen as

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first; new

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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joint struggle; common (united) front

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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