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being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

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stray dog

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

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relative; relation

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to this extent

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one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

star

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

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Tokyo

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arrival

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years later

3

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

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Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

1

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

2

three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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conclusion

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the sun

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

one beat

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

different (from); not the same (as)

1

sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

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box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage

1

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

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to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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rare; uncommon; not often seen

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antipathy; prejudice

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