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Matsumoto Seichou (1909.12.21-1992.8.4)

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mambo

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application form (esp. job application)

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rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

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agency; proxy service

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marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife

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to sniffle; to snivel

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handful; small amount; small number

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discipline; punishment; reprimand

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pastel color; pastel colour

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Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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new graduate; recent graduate

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gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale

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personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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age limit; age limits

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interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

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bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

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housewife

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once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

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to leave the company

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cupboard; sideboard

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autonomy; independence

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playing house

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leaving school during a term

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to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

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savings

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest

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express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

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cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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if you insist (on it)

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

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job hunting; job searching

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answering machine; answerphone

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female university student; female college student

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

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bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

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in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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new home

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duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

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shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

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television station

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