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board chairman

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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indeed; it's no wonder

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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it seems that; as if

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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burn; scald

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clean

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world; society; people; the public

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director

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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say; well; um; er

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interruption; suspension; break

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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short term; short time

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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trouble; bother

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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medical error

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start

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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under investigation

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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to be

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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fatal wound

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very likely; very probable

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity

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shriek; scream

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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breathing; respiration

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probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter

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means; way; measure

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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