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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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mercenary (soldier)

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riddle; puzzle; enigma

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to rack one's brains

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sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

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initiation

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling

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reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance

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spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti

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wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

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to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

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person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)

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legend; folklore; tradition

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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to open (up) a Pandora's box

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

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washbasin; washstand

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light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

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as always; as usual

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bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom

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palace

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bathroom

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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introductory text; introductory essay

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nothing but; except; no more than

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup

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stealthy steps; soft steps

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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stripe

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drop of water; polka dots

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even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just

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radio

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loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy

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to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

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run; race

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second string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)

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the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

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reverence; respect

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counter for rules; rule; regulation

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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body soap

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bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

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