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meteor

2

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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dead

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one-sided game

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

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sportsmanship

2

last year

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gallant; dashing; jaunty

10

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

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light blue; pale blue

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

3

indigo blue

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basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

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red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left

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ornate hairpin

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to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

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to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

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cheek rouge; blusher; blush

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

Natsumi

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Rimmel

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changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

1

ability; capability; skill

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painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

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to be born; to come into the world

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future (usually near); prospects

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female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

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fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

2

future; possible; potential; prospective

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heir; inheritor; successor

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

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practice; practising; experience

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other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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important point; point to make note of

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falsetto

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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hey; hold on; come on

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

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thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter

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