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memorial lecture; commemorative speech

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online fraud

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oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

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all-night vigil over a body; wake

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to claim victims; to cause casualties

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komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk

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Chile

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South America

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chili sauce; chilli sauce

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

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Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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one win; one victory

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onion (Allium cepa)

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in succession; one after another

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Waikiki (Hawaii)

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counter for songs and poems

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opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)

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background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

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scolding

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movement

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perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless

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green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea

1

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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blighted love; disappointed love

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cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat

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stray cat

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Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)

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to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

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Yaeyama Islands

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endemic species

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open-air classes

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Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul); manul

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king of beasts (i.e. lion)

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king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

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Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones

2

cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

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coconut crab (Birgus latro); horribly drawn animated TV-show

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cat lover

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side job; sideline; subsidiary business

2

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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commando unit

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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nickname

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to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

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steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)

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confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling

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