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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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about this time

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to hold up in one's arms

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fog; mist; spray

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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gauze

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

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(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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evergreen oak

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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Japanese-style room

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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light source

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extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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goods; article; thing

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crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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brand; bland

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network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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limit; restriction

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model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

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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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dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

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compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

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novel; (short) story

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awareness; realization

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Japanese clothes

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cellar; basement

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to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

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man

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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to become completely chilled

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twice; again; second time

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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