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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star

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to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

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to drink too much

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tottering steps; drunken staggering

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huff; heave-ho

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plover

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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calligrapher

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dancing; dance

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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red; crimson; vermilion

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balance

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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karuna (compassion)

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alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

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dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

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Hanasa Kajiisan

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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yes

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit

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spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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to feel as though ...

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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as promised

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)

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mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)

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abalone; ear shell

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evidence; (positive) test results

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salted salmon roe

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)

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out of control; uncontrollable

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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