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photographer

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always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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beginning of spring

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official announcement; proclamation

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to build; to construct

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museum

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site

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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probable; likely

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eviction

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decision; settlement; definition

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low cost

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short-term

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limited time; limited-time offer

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management; administration; operation

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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retirement

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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attraction; lure; invitation

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municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

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preference; priority; precedence

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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manager; proprietor

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excuse; explanation

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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transactions; dealings; business

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discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen

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Nako

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sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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nickname

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smile

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another time; some other time

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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autumn period; autumn term (e.g. school); fall period; fall term

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trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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return to one's country

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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