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mass communication; mass media

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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fame; reputation; renown

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leadership skill; leadership ability

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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media

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of course; certainly; naturally

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national paper; paper with a national circulation

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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but; however; although

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telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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clearing one's throat; cough

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

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say; well; um; er

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warming up; warm-up

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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job hunting; job searching

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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thank you

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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Tokyo

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company; corporation; workplace

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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pamphlet

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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isn't that right?

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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