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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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whether (or not); if

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

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strike (i.e. industrial action)

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union

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downtown

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(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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building

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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twenty; 20

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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mountain climber; mountaineer

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businessman

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

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excuse; pretext

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idea; plan

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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woman; lady; adult female

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violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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(United States of) America; USA; US

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because

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dam

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hell; Mr

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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basement; cellar

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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police officer; policeman; constable

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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negative campaign; smear campaign; malicious propaganda

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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Edward

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S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second

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Mauss; Mohs; Moos; Mores

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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