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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke

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of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

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shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

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loading

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(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal

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low place; low-lying area; flat

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to drag in; to pull in

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remainder; the rest; what is left

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appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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hand-to-hand combat

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation

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White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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means of transportation; transport service

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Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens

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the strength of ten

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to regret

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to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

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one's field of expertise; one's strong area

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animal

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat

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surface-to-air

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

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return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

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leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

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zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

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excessive; immoderate

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

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favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)

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making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre

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making the strong even stronger; (lit.) (giving) wings to a tiger

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madness; craziness; insanity

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all parts; various parts; every department

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-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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unusual occurrence; variation; mutation

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freshness; novelty

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substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

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upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)

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