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Kazuha

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Tanio

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shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)

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Hokulea

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to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened

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Arcturus

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win-win (situation)

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yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko

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let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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short film

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anywhere

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limbo dance

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TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules

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very big; very large; taking up a lot of space

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autumn scenery; fall scenery

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rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum

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skewered beef

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lewdness; lewd person; lecher

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Blue Mountain (coffee)

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ice cream cup; icecream cup

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menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)

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milk powder; baby formula

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cherry-blossom viewer

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lemon (colour)

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going to and fro; back and forth

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pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

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construction work

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musical chairs

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Kilimanjaro

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evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky

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to become a thing of the past

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coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour

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required subject; compulsory course

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equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth

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sign language

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large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi

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to scoop up; to dip up

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slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

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T junction

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camel

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bite-sized sponge cakes

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more than anything (else)

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one's earthly existence; living under heaven

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drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

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late-night show; midnight broadcast

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Ding an sich; thing in itself

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to gaze back at

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advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show

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prayer for school success

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to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

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