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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 learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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treatment (of a person); dealing with

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stopping one night

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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water breaking (during pregnancy)

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entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

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in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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congratulations

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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it is I who should say so

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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coffee

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Sachertorte; chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

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adviser; advisor; consultant

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three; three years of age

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law

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English (language)

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seminar

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indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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law office; law firm

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

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part-time job; side job

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trade; business; occupation; profession; job

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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very busy (person or thing)

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human rights; civil liberties

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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aura

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being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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Luther

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negative; minus

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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once more; again

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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