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short way; shortcut

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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body

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

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support; stay; prop

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favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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wrestler; rikishi

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office

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Watanabe

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period; Nihon-shoki

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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every night

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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how long; how much; to what extent

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sure; yeah; I know

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votive picture (originally of horse)

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stupid idiot; total moron

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Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)

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digital versatile disc; DVD

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severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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big shot; higher-ups

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to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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old age

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(it won't be possible) on such short notice

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to do a meritorious deed

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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