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25th day of the month; 25 days

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sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator; agent

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people

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thirteen; 13; king

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rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

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to think of; to come up with

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high mountain; alpine mountain

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secretary; councillor; councilor

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office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

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assistant ...; probationary ...

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poor hearing

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

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suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

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deafness; deaf person

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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be; is

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older; senior

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file

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two copies

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envelope

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first thing in the morning

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date; dating

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have a pain in one's chest

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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to send a telegram

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

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

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iron pot; kettle

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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to have a coughing fit; to sob convulsively

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to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

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warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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to persuade

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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(in) various settings; act to act; place to place

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to burn

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to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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rational

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general survey

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to break a dam; to burst out

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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feeling keenly; fully realizing

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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