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close-up of a face

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tegmentum

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pretending to be more experienced than one actually is; acting as though one is knowledgeable about something

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As Tears Go By (film)

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one's favourite member of an idol group

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single breadth (cloth measurement, 30-38 cm)

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blue Monday

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dry orgasm (of a male); reaching orgasm without ejaculating

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character tiles

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Tsunashige

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Ririko

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Kamakura

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middle ear; tympanum

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to fiddle with; to monkey around with

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person (esp. social outcast) who has nothing left to lose; (lit.) invincible person

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bamboo pole

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instant purchase; buying immediately

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to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)

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to resew; to remake

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amiable; affable; likable

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extraordinariness

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limbic system

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clipping

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digital; digi-

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying

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paint software

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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books returned unsold; books returned to the library

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milestone

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private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment

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-nize; -nise

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group chat

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to investigate the facts

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to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

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food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)

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Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body

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over-the-knee socks; overknee socks

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negative campaign; mudslinging

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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Saran Wrap; plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film

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filter paper

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discount store

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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to drag on; to be delayed

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pole dance; pole dancing

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

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Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)

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phototypesetting

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revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story

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