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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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club activities; group activities

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

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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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either way; in any case; one way or another

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frequency (of occurrence)

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes

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packaging

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renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal

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big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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fixed date; settlement date

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order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order

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immediately; right away; on the spot

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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character string

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews

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assumed name; alias

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graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine

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New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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consignment sale

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panic

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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first edition

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

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one month

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extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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my; our; one's own

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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epilogue

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