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Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris

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advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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that is to say; so that means

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they; them

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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we

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to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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steak

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parfait

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company; corporation; workplace

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary

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dining together; mess

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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talent; ability

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100,000; hundred thousand

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fillet; tenderloin

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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square; rectangular

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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if; in case; supposing

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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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regret; repentance; remorse

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to fear; to be afraid of

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

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white

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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