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company president; manager; director

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no

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

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yogurt; yoghurt

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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if it's the case

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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documentary

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

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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low voice; whisper

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

2

that; those; the

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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such; this sort of; like this

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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