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His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor

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reign; being on the throne

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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several minutes; a few minutes

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division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

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wild silkworm

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yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

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gay bar

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membership-based

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

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noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)

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alcohol; sake

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this area; around here

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revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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back street; back alley; off-street

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suited figure; person in a suit

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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to get drunk

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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as soon as; right after

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to lend a hand; to help

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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call; invitation

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cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

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madness; craziness; insanity

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wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)

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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

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acquaintance

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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opposite side; other side; other party

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reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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pattern; design

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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daughter

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forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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