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managing editor; chief editor

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postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)

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old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

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Noriko

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one side; one of a pair

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relative; relation; kin

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if you insist

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tea drinking

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woman who works in the sex industry

3

cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

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great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

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to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

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during

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to be flexible; to be accommodating

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your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea

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out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy

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counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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chestnut; marron (Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii species of freshwater crayfish)

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to fall on one's backside

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going together

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police questioning

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corner of one's eye

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retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home

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tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate

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timewasting; killing time

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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riverbank

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person obsessed with thoughts of sex

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French food

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

3

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

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standing tree; standing timber

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mailing; posting

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

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to delight; to give pleasure

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complete agreement

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

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separation; living apart

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retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

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value; worth; virtue; blessing

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hot topic; talk of the town

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