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nearly one hour

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

brought up on an island

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

2

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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Heilongjiang Province (China)

2

northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

North Korea

1

district; section; sector

1

national border; provincial border

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

one rank; one grade

1

climate

1

air temperature

1

hot and humid

1

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

1

southern part; the south (of a region)

1

metropolis; large city

1

almost everyone

1

Hong Kong; Hongkong

1

pleasure-seeking

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

2

hello

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

2

medical care; medical treatment

1

a long time ago

1

to bear fruit

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

2

to draw a line

2

gesture; charades (game)

1

yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

2

gambling

1

smuggling; contraband trade

1

to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)

1

detached; aloof; indifferent

2

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

mafia

4

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

3

dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person

2

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous

1

refutation; rebuttal; retort

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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