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bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui); pa kua mirror

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rash act; reckless act

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mockumentary

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Silver Week (any long string of Japanese public holidays other than Golden Week)

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uninvited (visitor)

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writing life; period of life spent writing

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performance improvement

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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meter box (for gas and electrical meters)

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to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside

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tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

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Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve

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Araya

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Hishiki

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exchanging sake cups

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nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up

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after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart

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humble language (e.g. itadaku)

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barnacle

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Touka

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pork curry

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(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to camp (in an online multiplayer game)

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worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment

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books returned unsold; books returned to the library

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film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company)

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oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)

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conjecture; guess

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painfully itchy; painful and itchy

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chubby person

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warming up (food) in a microwave

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jam-packed; packed in like sardines

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harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date

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snooze (delay function on alarm clock)

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summer-use futon

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blue-collar (worker)

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for printing

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cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone

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swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver

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honorific language

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taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation

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to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

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misfortunes never come singly

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couple with a large age disparity

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

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to be left behind

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pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink

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pork shabu-shabu

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cooked rice

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