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island

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Japanese drum

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electronic

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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to think thoroughly

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in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

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to be common

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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objective

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to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement

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(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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even

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flood of emotions; many thoughts

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return; welcome home

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soul; soul music

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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(having) ups and downs

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to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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the second time

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

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Sukima Switch

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

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person who is ...; thing that is ...

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such ... as; or some such

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sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains

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gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop

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firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

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ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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Paris (France)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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editing; compilation

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plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

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yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

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