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(one's parents') home

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Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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professional

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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ability; skill; facility

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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pianist

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

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quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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cosmetics; toilet articles

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

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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exactly opposite (of)

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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convenient; handy; useful

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religion; cult

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being startled; getting a shock

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motion

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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badminton

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smash

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gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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look; glance; (at first) sight

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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calmly; coolly; primly

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ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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below freezing

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what on Earth is this?

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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leading question

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to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

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true character; real nature

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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