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quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds

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Chinese restaurant

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storefront; shopfront

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manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling

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(Western) soup

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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Chinatown

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souvenir store; gift shop

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The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature); Outlaws of the Marsh; All Men are Brothers

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picture copybook

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to burn; to get fired up

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

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leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

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vehement objection; bitter opposition

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sewing; needlework

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armor; armour

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handmade; homemade

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amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

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ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item

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special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

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personal information

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to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

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open; beginning

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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

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mike; mic; microphone

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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firefighter; fireman

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school uniform

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pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

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to appear on the stage

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good evening

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new student; freshman; first-year student

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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almost everyone

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Shinagawa Station

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general store

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shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

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straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

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molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

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empty box

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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