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Japanese (language)

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

9

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

5

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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we

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

3

in that way; thus; so; so?

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

2

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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tomorrow; near future

1

ten o'clock

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

plaza

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

3

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

8

time; hour; period; class

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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reason; pretext; motive

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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in the meanwhile; during the time

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

3

ringtone

3

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

3

be; is

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

continuation

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

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

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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I; me

1