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weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

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reduction; curtailment

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group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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luxury item

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sales; demand

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manager; executive

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as soon as possible; ASAP

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to send back

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to close down a business; to shut a business

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telegram

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comb

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comedy; funny show

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eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist

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(department) store; (department) stores

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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department store; department

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thud; bang

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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weight

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miso strainer

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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new discovery; new invention

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to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

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ward residents

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grandiose; exaggerated

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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painter; artist

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kimono with design on the skirt

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west

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process

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competitive show; fair

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discovery; detection; finding

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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