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to seize the initiative

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

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is that so?

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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trial; judgement; judgment

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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interruption; suspension; break

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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work; job; labor; work

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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company; corporation; workplace

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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professional

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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Japan

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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black tea

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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that; those; the

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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every day

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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