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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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huge; big; gargantuan

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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older brother; elder brother

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

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base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

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reason; cause; circumstances

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functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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deep crimson

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commanding officer

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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jumping to a wrong conclusion

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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for example

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royal

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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arms; weapon; ordnance

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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meaning; significance; sense

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

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figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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every week

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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summer

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

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yesterday

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twice

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pain; agony; bitterness

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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