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bridge

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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throughout Japan

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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several years; a few years

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diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction

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snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko

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one's mind

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revolving lantern

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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school of painting

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to apologize; to apologise

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lipid

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after

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thank you for your continued patronage

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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elaborate; delicate; exquisite

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barn; road; bang; bam

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criminal act

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

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20 percent

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

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big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

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full of; brimming with

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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unseasonable; out of season

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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beaver; viva

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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one-year-old

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ethical

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official Confucian teacher

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there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

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meeting

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