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

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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of all times (for this to happen); of all days

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to give up searching (for someone or something)

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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that kind; competition; match

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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tightly clenched fist

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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escape; getaway; evasion

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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blood vessel; vein

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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stern; grave; solemn; sobersided

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incident; affair; happening; event

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to lie face-down

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suddenly; instantly

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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thrust at the opponent's throat

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word

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blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)

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to flee; to run away

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

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Kamakura (city)

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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reason; pretext; motive

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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gently; quietly; calmly

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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impatience; anxiety

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such; like that; in that way

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bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

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to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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absorption in reading

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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