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

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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and then; after that

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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unofficial announcement

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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youngest

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director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

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birth; creation; formation

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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due form; official; formality

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notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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in swarms; crawling with

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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-years-old

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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offender; criminal; culprit

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

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eight; 8

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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to write a novel

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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illustrated

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was; were

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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chance; opportunity

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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