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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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contagion; infection

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army corps; corps

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

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immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

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may (it) be so; please let (it) happen

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every night; nightly

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wind chime; wind bell

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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when; at what moment; what time

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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lantern; lanthanum (La)

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joke

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star

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to begin to dance; to break into a dance

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to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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sleepy; drowsy

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to recover consciousness; to come to

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to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

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tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

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katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together

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magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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bottle

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kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp

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sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

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exceptional; unusual

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slice; small piece

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email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

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to focus on; to bring into focus

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

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flowers planted together

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trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

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friend

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naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

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opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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square; rectangular

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absolute secrecy

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