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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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good

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choice; selection

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desert

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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compared to

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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giga-; 10^9; gigabyte; GB; data traffic (esp. on mobile phone)

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to be

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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pitfall; trap; pit

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

3

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

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railroad; railway; rail transport

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steel

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

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parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

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skit; short comic play

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18; eighteen

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selection; choice; picking out

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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top part; surface

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

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motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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offering to the Buddha (often rice)

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predicament; difficult situation

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long

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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book

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number; number plate; license plate

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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enemy side

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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face

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first; first base; first baseman; fast

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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one; one

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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Ory

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