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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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first meeting; first interview with

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mother

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attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor

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big quarrel; huge fight; big row

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famous; fame

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Metropolitan assemblyman

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grandchild

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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flying boat

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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big shot; higher-ups

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metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo

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being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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assistance; aid; support

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

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prefabricated house

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construction; establishment

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goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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transport; transportation

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guide; host

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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too much; excessively; too

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

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Takeru

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only; sole; unique

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construction company

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company president; manager; director

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

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fisherman

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Hamada

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gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

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another's parent; another's parents

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