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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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to gain popularity

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

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every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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to warm; to heat

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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well; now; then

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Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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it seems that; as if

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ridiculous; odd

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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today; this day

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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to bear; to endure

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

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air conditioner; cooler

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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Eijirou

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photo studio

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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indicates emphasis

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parent and child

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cost price

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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pancake

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