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to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

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network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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fan site (website run by fans of a celebrity, TV show, etc.); fansite

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hindrance; intrusion

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bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

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brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

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imitation; sham; -like

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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the end (of); powder

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closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

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email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male

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only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces

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lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

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these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

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to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated

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slump in publishing; publishing recession

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survival

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; (lit.) there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

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bulletin board

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to request earnestly

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opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

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great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

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friend; companion

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk

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certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

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the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world

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supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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short story; short film; short poem

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yaoi; genre of fictional media featuring homosexual relationships between male characters

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underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

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retirement

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geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

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with resolution

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loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

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elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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