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performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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choreography; dance composition; dance coaching

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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timewise; temporal; chronal

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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to show in; to usher in

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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the front; honest; upright; decent

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

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large amount of money; great cost

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naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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that; the matter in question

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(not saying anything) no matter what

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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convenience store

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night duty; night shift; night work

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izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

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building

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general store

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miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

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limited; limiting; restrictive

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curio; antique

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fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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altar

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jewelry; jewellery

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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