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substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

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one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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memory; sense; experience

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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that's so, isn't it

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

2

pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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it seems that; as if

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

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to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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slipper; slippers

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de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

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to go; to come

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

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to get drunk

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to surround; to crowd around

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from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

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

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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Sunday

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miracle

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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if; in case; supposing

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subordinate person

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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destination

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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lottery; tombola; drawing

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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fireworks

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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this occasion; at this time; now

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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