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section manager; section chief

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unexpected; surprising

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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dining together; mess

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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nine o'clock

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pickled vegetables; pickles

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postcard; memo; note; card

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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which; well; now; c'mon

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dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?

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north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

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Shinto shrine

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(Shinto) shrine

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prayer for school success

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hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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volunteer

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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arm; skill; efforts; ability

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other people; others

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to be helpful; to be useful

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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to work hard at one's lessons

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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local sake

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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well; now; then

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to change one's clothes

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