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beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

5

administrator (of a building); manager

2

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

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

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

81

finding employment; getting a job

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

5

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

14

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

79

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

2

news

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

17

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

5

pharmaceutical (drug) company

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

21

professor; teaching; instruction

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

56

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

Japan

2

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

66

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

50

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

3

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

woman; girl

3

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

42

job hunting; job searching

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

8

then; well; so; be; is

4

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

4

short-term

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

months (period of)

3

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1