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this time; now

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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chance; opportunity

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however

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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if I (we, etc.) could

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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obedient; docile; quiet

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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sleepy; drowsy

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because; as; since

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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that; those; the

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to shake one's head

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sleeping together

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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electricity; (electric) light

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

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rear

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lullaby

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going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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biwa (Japanese lute)

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only; nothing but

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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