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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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information society

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limited; limiting; restrictive

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high tone

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soprano

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pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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doctor

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cooked rice; meal

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to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

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loyal retainer; loyal subject

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calling on; visiting

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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bringing; taking; carrying

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dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

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trademark

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with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

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thickness

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borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

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huge rock; firmness; solidity

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pet; trumpet

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

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ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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both; (not) either

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out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

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spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

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(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

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with a collapse; with a slump

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to drop one's shoulders

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body

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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reason; right

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wild boar; wild pig

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rush; dash; charge

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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large-breed dog; large dog

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-esque; -like; -ish

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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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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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