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decay; decadence

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joining a company as a mid-career hire

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correspondence course

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sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise

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then; well then; if so

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printing technique

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toll

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outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)

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high mountain; lofty peak

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to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

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nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused

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artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint

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to hit repeatedly

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to be expensive

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subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

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to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

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every month; monthly; month by month

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appointed day of delivery; time for payment

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undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

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executive vice-president

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to talk; to carry meaning

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from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

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hey; yo; hi

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inside a plane; in-flight

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(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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debt; liabilities

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accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received

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series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

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hindrance; intrusion

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fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

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public bath; bathhouse

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changing for the better

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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regular time; stated period

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

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gist; main point

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

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what is it?

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convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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every week

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