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persuasion

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to make merry; to be festive

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loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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to get drunk

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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bonsai; miniature potted plant

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journal; magazine; periodical

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online shopping; e-commerce; mail order

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page

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crowd of people

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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to finish; to graduate

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magazine

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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dam; dumb

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artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding

3

operation; functioning; running

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newspaper

2

shape; form

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company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

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Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

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biography; life story

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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balloon; blimp

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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the press; (in the) newspapers

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opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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particle; grain

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coarse; rough

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rainfall; rain

3

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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angle

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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at a glance; by accident

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to be photographed; to be projected

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cultivator; farm tractor; tiller

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helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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