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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

2

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

11

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

32

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

11

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

46

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

14

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

49

if it's the case

18

to leave the company

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

11

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

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

33

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

15

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

4

all; entire; whole; altogether

12

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

to get into trouble; to get busted

2

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

33

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

25

this evening; tonight

11

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

huh?; what's up?

119

that is to say; so that means

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

19

company; corporation; workplace

56

at times; occasionally

5

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

25

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

8

of course; certainly; naturally

15

so; like this; in this way

3

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

20

peat

1

years later

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

3

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

22

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

82

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

60

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

12