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joke

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Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)

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to be charmed by

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mass production

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one and only; unique

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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office romance; office love affair

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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disappointment; let-down

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make no progress; remain unsettled

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appointment

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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business trip; official trip

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written application

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see you next week

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pitch black; completely black

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furious facial expression

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karoshi; death from overwork

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head over heels; headlong; head first

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dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)

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trip abroad; overseas travel

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time of emergency; (in an) emergency

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purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

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travel expenses

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taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)

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(indoor) heating

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

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awesome; incredible

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tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar

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within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

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hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

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first snow (of the season); first snowfall

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one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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beaver; viva

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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dress; outfit

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heartfelt

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earnestly

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

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

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front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management

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subscription list

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