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body; group; party; company; troupe

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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government office building

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café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

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main question; real issue at hand

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

what month

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middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

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to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own

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long period (of time)

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renewal; update; innovation; improvement

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relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

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since; henceforth

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

10

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia

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trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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exception

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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a word or two

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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within the prefecture

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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national university

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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commerce; trade; business

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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rival; competition

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