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costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

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reconstruction

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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vast; boundless; vague; obscure

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

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old clothes; secondhand clothing

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air

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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

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preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

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blank period; window period; interregnum

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

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to half-rise to one's feet

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(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

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finite; limited

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

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restarting

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moisture

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to step out of the bath

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what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray

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to preordain

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to gather

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looking depressed; long face

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tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

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Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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fertile; rich; productive

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Tsugaruheiya

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Hirosaki (city in Aomori)

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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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university town; college town

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Western style

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summit (of a mountain)

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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Sea of Japan

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to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

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city

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production output; number of goods manufactured

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