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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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town; city; municipal; urban

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local specialty; special product (of a region)

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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rule

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overwhelming

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

6

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

3

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

isn't that right?

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

2

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

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selection; choice; option

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

panel

2

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

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Kamiminochigunshinanomachi

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

so much; so; like that

2

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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