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Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)

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hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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letter

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

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covering for the back of the hand and wrist

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

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inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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writing on someone's behalf

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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easy task; no problem

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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one's family; family member

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your husband; her husband

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servant; employee

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career woman

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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alcohol; sake

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to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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coarse; rough; crude

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to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

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go home; get out

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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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to approach; to draw near

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Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

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your health and prosperity

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respectful congratulations

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last night

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arrival; coming

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to become

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

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returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

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indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

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sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

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