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three years

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(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

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number; amount

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at that time; in those days

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-th (e.g. one fifth)

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quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

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efficiency

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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how long; how much; to what extent

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pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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pocket money

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

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connection; relation

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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rule; regulation

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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perfect; complete

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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indictment; prosecution; complaint

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

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excuse; explanation

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to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

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very; extremely; that is

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evidence; proof

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hormone; cows' or pigs' offal (entrails)

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straw raincoat

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crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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