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NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

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Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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dream

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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white team

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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cheer; shout of joy

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clapping hands; applause

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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continuation; succession; series

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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but; however; although

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all; everyone; everybody

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last year

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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to win; to gain victory

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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speaking voice; talking voice

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

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Uchimura Teruyoshi (1964.7-)

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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counter for people

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personal computer; PC

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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thank you

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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Inohara Yoshihiko (1976.5.17-)

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field; plain; prairie; moor

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to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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