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record high; all-time high

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Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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sphere; circle; range; category

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history of a nation; Japanese history

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

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younger days; youth

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Audrey; Audley; Awdry

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Hepburn

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kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

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toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff

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(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

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to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

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instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person

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to make a good showing

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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knowing only too well; being fully aware of

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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tasteful; in good taste; tactful; thoughtful; stylish

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once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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left side

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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degree of attention; profile

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hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

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inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

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digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); country bumpkin; yokel

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wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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ambition; aspiration

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jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)

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flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

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typographical error; typo

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national

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slaughter; massacre

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devil; evil spirit; genie

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inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for

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battle

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

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several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)

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to redeem (from sin); to save

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ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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boohoo

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courageous; brave; bold; valiant

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angrily; in a huff

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continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

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model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

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