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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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genuine; authentic; true; real

2

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

3

-years-old

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Nara prefecture (Kinki area)

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west side; west bank

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provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

private university

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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(video) game developer

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development; exploitation

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

3

wish; desire; ambition

4

job hunting; job searching

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altogether; entirely

2

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to pass (examination)

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car

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articles; supplies; parts

1

store; shop

1

business; trade; operations; sales

2

beginning; start

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

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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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

4

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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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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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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a certain ...

3

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

4

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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director

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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however; but

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magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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