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Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

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however; but

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

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pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

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Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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Greek mythology

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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finding employment; getting a job

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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stop

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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parent and child

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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don't you think?; indicates question

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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checkmate

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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lucky; fortunate

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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one more time; once more; once again

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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girls' school

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teacher (classroom)

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schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

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fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

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Hideomi

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art; fine arts

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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