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older sister; elder sister

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shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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drink

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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to enjoy (oneself)

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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hey; listen

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what; what?; hey!

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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frequent reflection (meditation)

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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development; growth

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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typhoon; hurricane

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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from now on; hereafter

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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Japan

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southern sea

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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game

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President

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youth; springtime of life; adolescent

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heart pounding; chest tightening

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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time; hour; period; class

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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