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right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

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after five; one's private time; after-hours

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echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity

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industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword

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(most) basic of basics

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

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first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

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sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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potpourri

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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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weakest

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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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deluxe

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rice (esp. when served on a plate)

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bucket; pail

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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school entrance ceremony

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senior high school student

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to look young; to seem young

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androgynous; gender-neutral

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forte; strong point

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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(in) one's own way

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to smoke a cigarette; to smoke

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

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incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service

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companion; company

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emotional wall; internal barrier

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

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break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

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to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

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neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

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to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

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lunch box; bento box

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basic rule; ground rule

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mountain air

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy

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wavelength

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