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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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work; job; labor; work

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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then; well; so; be; is

4

two persons; two people; pair; couple

3

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

4

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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of course; certainly; naturally

3

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

4

tee-hee

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

happy birthday!

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birthday

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to finish; to graduate

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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how; in what way; by what means

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

2

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

3

ghost story

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

that's the way it is; such is life

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urban legend

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street gossips and idle rumors

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shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information

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hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

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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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is not; am not; are not

2

narrator; storyteller; reciter

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

5

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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