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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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office

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international; diplomatic intercourse

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ocean

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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electronic sound

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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I; me

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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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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moon; month

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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one month

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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voyage; passage; travelling

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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shriek; scream

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

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document; official papers

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division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

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to race against time

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to love

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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that sort of; like that

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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as (somebody) says

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Yoshikawa

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ahead; before; ago

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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