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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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one person's portion

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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steel

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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in order; in turn; one by one

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this world; this life; world of the living

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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endgame; final stage

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to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

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short; brief

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to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

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question mark

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on Earth

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autobiography

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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survivor

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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five; 5

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sensible; sensuous; intuitive

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

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the other day; a few days ago

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alcohol; sake

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non-alcoholic; alcohol-free

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counter seat; seat at the counter

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bartender

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

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the same age

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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academic background; academic credentials; academic record

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hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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merely for form's sake

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university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)

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university student; college student

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

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one's high school days

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close; intimate; on good terms

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cocktail

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