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collaborative research

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fruit of love; children

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stem cell

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1,000,000,000,000; one trillion

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split; division; break up

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mysterious; mystical

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instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

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eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe

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

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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it is I who should say so

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today; this day

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

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pinch hitter

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televising; broadcasting; airing

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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local people

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

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useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

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type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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excellent

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agreement; rule

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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to make a vow; to take an oath

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to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

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on air; on the air

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start

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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man of the hour; woman of the hour

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to love greatly; to love beyond all else

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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new era; new period; new age; new epoch

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food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

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concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

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fatty acid

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healthy

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hygienic; sanitary

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meat (for consumption)

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someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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tongue twister

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food poisoning

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