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music tape

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Eto

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to nitpick; to complain about trifles

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Yamato period (300-550 CE)

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Morita Yoshimitsu (1950.1-)

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Agawa Sawako (1953.11-)

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Olympic Stadium (London)

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somersault; tumble; roll

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Hatojuu

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crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness

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covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)

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frightful face

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Shingo

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Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket

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ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

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non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

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(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

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two-color printing; two-colour printing

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barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

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salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with

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to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

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to have an eye for

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to read avidly

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net price; regular price

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another affair; mishap

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Utako

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romantic; spicy; coquettish

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traditional incense-smelling ceremony

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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fresh green; color of young pine; colour of young pine

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weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

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cardiac arrest

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to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge

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Kioichō

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hallway slippers; indoor shoes

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miserable

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company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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cancelled because of rain; wash out

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to be made angry; to fly into a rage

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case-by-case

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outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

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son; baron; man; male

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hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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desolate field; withered field

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frosted glass

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