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childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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had better ...; had better not ...

3

this area; around here

3

child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)

2

closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground

1

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

1

gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

1

Eriko

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perfect; complete

7

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

5

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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interior design

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for this reason

2

client

2

play corner; play area

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accompanied by children

1

store; shop

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

5

short term; short time

2

to live in want

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

benefactor; patron

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

1

wow

1

trading card; collectible card

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

1

griffin

2

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

signed ball

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

3

big problem

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

3

stay

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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