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volume sales; volume retail

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general term; generic name

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to fight to the bitter end

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fool; idiot

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moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

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to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished

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contagion; infection

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groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

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gossip

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or; either ... or ...

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern

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high temperature

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in very small pieces

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candy; sweets

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to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

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strike (i.e. industrial action)

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envy

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to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable

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brand new; fresh

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diplomat

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pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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battle; game; bout

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exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

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faint smile

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faint smile

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after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

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parting ways after a quarrel

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to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

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beak; bill

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lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper

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chrysalis; pupa

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dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

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to fear; to be afraid of

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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no hope of getting ahead

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adaptability; flexibility

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girl friend; girlfriend

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