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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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to make merry; to be festive

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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well, I must admit ...

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)

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Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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maybe; could be; might

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article; news story; report; account

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

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evening sun; setting sun

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fire; conflagration

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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perception; sensing; noticing

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sensor

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reaction; response

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kitten; small cat

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

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stay of execution; suspended sentence

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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spittoon

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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graduate school

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while studying

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doctoral course

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completion (of a course)

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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isn't it?

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plan; design; layout

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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