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mass communication; mass media

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desperate; hopeless

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pedestrian traffic

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target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient

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crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

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cunning; craft; guile; slyness

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brains; brain tissue

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

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end-of-year; year-end

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special; TV special

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sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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invitation

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cramped

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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taste; flavor; taste; liking

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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Japanese tea

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coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

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tea leaf; tea leaves

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

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to be thirsty

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to cool (water) down; to make less hot (e.g. by adding cold water)

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strongish; somewhat strong

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feminine; womanly; female

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blister; corn

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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learning; study

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club budget; club expense

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oops; uh oh; drats

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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a moment ago; just now

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness

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sense of speed; speed; promptness

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like that; that way

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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once and for all; completely; spotlessly

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you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

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rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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