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drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

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digression

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car painted with anime characters

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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compilation; editing; recording

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booth

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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beauty of style; beauty of form

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smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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as usual

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derailment; digression; deviation

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beatitude; supreme bliss

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triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)

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to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

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inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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nonstop

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words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts

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listener

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

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anime song

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instrumental; instrumental music

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TV blooper; broadcasting blunder

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thrill

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entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

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improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable

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police; police officer; police station

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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to pout

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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each other; one another

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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

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