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nature; Mother Nature

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full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars

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Long Term Evolution (wireless communication standard); LTE

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village

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Wi-Fi; WiFi; wireless local area network; wireless LAN

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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compared to

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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called; known as; that; to say

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cuttlefish; squid

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edible wild plants

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crispy

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cream; ice cream

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doughnut; donut

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cheek

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edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

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weed

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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rheumatism

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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one's personal opinion

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to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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green; green color

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monster

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

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to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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people

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video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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legend; folklore; tradition

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receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

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terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)

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complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)

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difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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to dye; to colour; to color

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

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