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the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo

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collection; correction

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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impassioned speech; fervent speech

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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harbour; harbor; port

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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Harukana

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's house; 's home

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at times; occasionally

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of no interest; not interested

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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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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faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

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I; me

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dream for the future; hopes for the future

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target

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

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to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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return; coming back

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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elder sister; effeminate man

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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coincident with; while; simultaneously

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

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designer

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magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

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the other day; lately; recently

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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

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barrage of questions

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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