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manipulation of information; spin

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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location; address

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blackout

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harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

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turn

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picnic; outing; hike

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being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers

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rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

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automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)

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eye test; eyesight test

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Masai (people); Maasai

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manual (operation)

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asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

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wheel (esp. of vehicle)

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private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

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safety first (principle)

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to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

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complete change; about-face

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sense of stability

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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to be smashed up

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(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels

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Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)

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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

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mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

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tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor

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to be charmed by

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer

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diary; journal

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tombstone; gravestone

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far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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kingdom; monarchy

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virtual currency; cryptocurrency

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favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)

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characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow

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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

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desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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to detest; to dislike

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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