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Haruki Murakami (1949.1.12-; writer)

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assortment; product lineup

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)

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rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)

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spicy

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soft drink

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to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

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to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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being used to socializing with women (of a man)

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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article; thing; object; property; real estate

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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old people; grandparents

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provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

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whale (Cetacea spp.)

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smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

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lumping together; putting all together

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funeral

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opening a business; opening a practice

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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smallish; on the small side

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to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

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facing outward

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sociable

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person of common sense; common sense man

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to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

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close; intimate; on good terms

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on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

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dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

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few in number

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volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

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living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed

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evident; plain; distinct; clear

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a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

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reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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actual age; true age

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female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense

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impression given by a painting or image

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

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tricky

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