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key person; important person

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Nishi Kazuhiko (1956.2.10-)

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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in that manner; like that

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

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goodness; good

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so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

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it's probably so; it stands to reason

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

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good grief

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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a certain ...

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ostentatious; gaudy; showy

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astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment

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snugly; cosily; compactly

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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interface

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thought to be; seen as

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light pen

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special price; bargain price

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fair; fair ball; fair (event)

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to encamp; to take up positions

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(group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors; foreign players; foreign teams

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Matsue (city in Shimane)

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quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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computer system

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exhibit; article on display

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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aviation; flying

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non-stop flight; direct flight

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restlessly; in continuous motion

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chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

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to talk on and on; to talk one's head off

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moment; brief space of time

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to disappear; to vanish

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advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets

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to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

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a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

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hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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American journal; American magazine

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popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music

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to grill again; to rebake; to rehash; to rework; to refurbish

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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