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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

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doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

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obstruction of business; interference with business

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free competition

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

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losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

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joke; jest; funny story

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damage; injury; loss

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100,000; hundred thousand

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impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

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doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)

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bowling (esp. tenpin)

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hey; hold on; come on

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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tennis

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pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

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love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)

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fifteen

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game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system

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to win; to gain victory

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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Thursday

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happy birthday!

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deer; dear

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test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

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Shinjuku

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

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fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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quickly; calmly; intently

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Takenaka

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Nagata

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Yasuda

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dry and rough; desiccated; rustling

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multiplication

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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arithmetic; calculation

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hey; listen; look here; I say

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previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach

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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

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