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Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)

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seven

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Irokawa Takehiro (1929.3.28-1989.4.10)

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stable disc (othello)

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clearing (land); excavating

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sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting

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soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women)

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lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

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counter for character tiles

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had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

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nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)

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Kawaishi

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running backwards; running with the head turned back

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Fukuzou

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(in the middle of) considering; deliberating

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to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

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points system

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trial version

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sorrow; grief; sadness

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Gennosuke

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lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

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rich kid; person who grew up wealthy

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daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

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cancelled because of rain; wash out

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to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything

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non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)

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flaked bonito

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big forehead; fivehead; asshole

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setting; placement

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having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander

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expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

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common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

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length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)

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heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron

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coming and going; traffic

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hairdressing

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use

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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(Toyota) Prius

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greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation

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sound of typing on a keyboard; having sex

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to round off the corners

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enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others

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pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers

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Kouichi

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rapid-service train; rapid train

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