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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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way of life

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salt water; brine

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ditch with running water; drainage channel

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cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

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ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

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unrefined sake

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Kobe (city)

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one's days and nights being reversed

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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incident involving killing and wounding; attack resulting in casualties

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wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions

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moon

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Taizz (Yemen)

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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large explosion

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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series

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editor-in-chief

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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royalty (on book)

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outline; summary; gist; basic points

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Narumi

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to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

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consultation office; information center; bureau; agency

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connivance; overlooking

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)

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feminization; feminisation

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lower breast; underboob

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Chinese person

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grain of rice

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sutra

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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price of fame; penalty of greatness

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permission to publish

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cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now

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making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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Rookie of the Year award

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