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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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garden; park

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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layer; cosplayer (someone who participates in cosplay); cosplayers

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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folding fan

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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to keep silent

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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grimace; sullen face

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after a short pause

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desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

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with a click; with a snap

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dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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selfishness

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high class; noble

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

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oratory; eloquence

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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father complex

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to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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incest

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scale; vernier

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love; affection

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just one person; only one

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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red hair; ginger hair

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special rights; predominant rights

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human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world

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supreme deity

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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to survive; to live long

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extremism; radical belief

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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for convenience; as a matter of convenience

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power struggle

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conflict; fighting each other

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winner; victor

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