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use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

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battle

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

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severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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

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to go; to come

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(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed

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government office; agency; board

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness

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from where

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nostril

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to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

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imprinting; stenciling

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calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

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noisy voices

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how can (one) do something

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church; congregation

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a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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Gunma (prefecture)

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to become better; to improve

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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magazine; journal; periodical

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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

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detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

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Kobayashi

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cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)

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tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)

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electricity; (electric) light

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to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away

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sofa; couch

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

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nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

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noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

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