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digital versatile disc; DVD

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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instrumental quartet

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cherry blossoms at night

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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monthly publication; monthly issue

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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dress

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slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

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qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress

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winter

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tabletop role-playing game

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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gilding; gold plating

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universe; cosmos; space

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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dice; die

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meteoric iron

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shop

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image; picture; portrait

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Narita

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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beginning; start

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

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cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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noon; midday

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unwanted child; shunned child

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knob; doorknob

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transmission; sending

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counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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darkness; the dark

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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equality; impartiality; evenness

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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