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Senna

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disillusionment with politics

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Kumichi

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word-for-word; verbatim

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entertaining movie; entertaining film

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green crop; green vegetable

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literary talent; clever style

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troublesome; pain in the butt

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clumsy girl

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health drink

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to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels

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stopping; corking; capping; disconnecting (e.g. gas supply)

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optical disk; digital optical disk

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club journal; club notebook

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(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)

1

youth

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Mexican

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careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue

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private plan; one's own plan

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publisher

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intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

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vague recollection; faint memory

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to lack in common sense

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to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned

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Supermajority

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momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital

1

Hades; the hereafter

1

conjecture; surmise

1

Polaroid camera

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

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to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind

1

evening; sunset; nightfall

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to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched

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to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)

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stronghold

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reputation; renown

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translation

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literary profession; writing

1

collection vehicle (garbage, etc.)

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library; book collection; paperback book

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putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity

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vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)

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after reading a book

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first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

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to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)

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wooden house; woodframe house

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cheeky; saucy; pert

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rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

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