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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)

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way; method; means; resource; course

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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impulse; impetus; urge

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

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stress interview

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

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to be popular

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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very likely; very probable

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craving for the limelight

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compared to

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

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one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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image of (an ideal) person

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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green light; (giving) permission; OK

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one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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to hate; to detest

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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win; victory

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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retirement

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suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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results; record; grades; marks

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document; official papers

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job hunting; job searching

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern

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entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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this and that; various things

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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hitting a ball; batting; stroke

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rarely; seldom

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altogether; entirely

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