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Buzzword of the Year Award (organized by publisher Jiyu Kokumin-sha)

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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examiner; judge

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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point in time; occasion

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holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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counter for months

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minnow; shinner

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about when; about what time; how soon

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personal opinion

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Heian period (794-1185)

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boy; (male) servant; bastard; bitch; you

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during the morning

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to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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(indoor) heating

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charcoal; charred remains

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to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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imperial court; royal court

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new product

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dawn; daybreak; beginning

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ash; ashes

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk

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musical instrument

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biwa (Japanese lute)

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protuberant; paunchy; idly

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to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

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Heike family; Taira family

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ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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warrior

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Nasu no Yoichi (12th century samurai)

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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sensational

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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