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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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ticket

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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walking around at night; night travel; night train

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very strange; odd; queer

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back of head

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

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to answer a question

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quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

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(on the) street

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announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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today; this day

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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state government

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huge success

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

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in the hospital; hospitalized

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to express; to show

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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OK; okay

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next year

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high official

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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armed organization

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arrest; roundup

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lately; recently

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pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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stray dog; ownerless dog

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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quarrel; dispute

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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main question; real issue at hand

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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