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Hideyo

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one of the leading private schools

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Hozukyou Station

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drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

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media studies

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counter for bamboo tiles

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starting field not containing any 20-point cards (in hanafuda)

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opinion leader

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concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind

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toe shoes; pointe shoes; point shoes; chaussons de pointe

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between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing

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break; tear; pierce; split; burst

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Asagaya

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one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)

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actual size; full size

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counter for character tiles

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low-priced goods

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Takeo

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unshakable; immovable; undeniable

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old people; grandparents

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heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper

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domestic handicraft industry

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newspaper studies; media studies

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Choufu Station

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flapper

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tacking; basting (thread)

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similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain

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Acapulco (Mexico)

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marriage between coworkers

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pharmaceutical industry

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pop art

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American Express

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window-gazing; window-shopping

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cordless phone

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(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success

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crying with laughter

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slowly; unrefined

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to compress; to shrink

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to be in a miserable state; to be down and out

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starting

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art director

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yakuza

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eye-popping; staggering

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format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe

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area including Nagoya and Kobe

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discarded tiles

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eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep

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tiles in a player's hand

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sweatpants; tracksuit bottoms; joggers

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apartment worth 100 million yen or more; luxury apartment

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