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researcher

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artificial intelligence; AI

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line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)

1

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

prefectural capital

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

1

(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

2

clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

2

to be too long

1

way of wearing; way one wears a garment

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

2

cuttlefish; squid

6

Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank

2

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

5

possession; occupation; occupancy

1

oratory; eloquence

1

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

3

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist

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name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

2

locksmith

3

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

3

hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

1

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

2

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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to welter in blood; to be covered in blood

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shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)

4

the four seasons

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ridiculous; absurd

1

shame; disgrace; raping; rape

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to burst into laughter

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

favorable; favourable

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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