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radial; radiating

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to get a laugh

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legal circles

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showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...

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to awake from one's sleep

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paradox

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certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

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Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)

2

(being) off night duty; end of a night shift

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guard; security guard; security officer

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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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high spirits; gleeful mood

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function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers

1

what grade (in school)

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break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)

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to be sooty; to be stained

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paper mill; paper factory

1

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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school event

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similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain

1

in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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redoing; doing over again

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

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examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground

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looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award

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making things out of dirt (for fun)

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finger flick to the forehead

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to stare back (at); to glare back

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palm sweat

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roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

6

smoker

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match (for lighting a fire)

4

camp; camping

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

7

to repaint; to paint again

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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block (of wood); chip; splinter

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property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)

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