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Yugawara

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vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

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automaton

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keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality

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guest member; associate member; honorary member

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fishing rod

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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

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cyberspace

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current obsession; current kick; personal obsession

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I don't know

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dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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forerunner; ringleader

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

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does not match (one's, its) appearance

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careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

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malfunction; failure

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stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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hysteria

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point of view

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager

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hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured

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slow; dim

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dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

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scan

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temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

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second (in a series)

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to shoot to death

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biology

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accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

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section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor

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thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

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hysterical; hysteric

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probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

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as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

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hacking

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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to send back

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reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

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unrealistic

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sandal

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carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

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