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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

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dull pain

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perfection; flawlessness

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theoretical

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one's last moments; hour of death

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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theater; theatre

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to come and go; to go back and forth

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

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subconscious

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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escalator

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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demotion; relegation; downgrading

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rather; better

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losing one's job

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

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machine

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lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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to join hands (with)

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expression; look; countenance; face

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to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

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separate case; another matter

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even for an instant; even as a joke

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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stature; height; size; physique

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direct relation

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death

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number-withheld phone calls

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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to mishear

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anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

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to fail to hear; to miss

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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to be entwined; to be involved

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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mother; wife

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

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