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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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this year

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season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food

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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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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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natural product; product of nature

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end of consecutive holidays

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to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for

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will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga

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rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus

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to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

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to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

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underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

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torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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well done!; bravo

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damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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empire; Empire of Japan

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

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to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

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next spring

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decisive battle of brief duration

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march; advance

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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sabotage; subversive activities

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in that respect; on that point; in that regard

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room; apartment; flat

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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preface; introduction; preamble

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importance; seriousness

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

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to oversleep

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

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