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Nasukawa

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Tougen

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endoscope; gastrocamera

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private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier

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arranged marriage

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essay

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silicic acid

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evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

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the next issue

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private (non-governmental) school (college, university)

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nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

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to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment

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rusk

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service

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unedited remarks; frank opinions

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proprietary company

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dead men tell no tales

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Haruki

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sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

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what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother

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family photo

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goods on the market

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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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pocket money

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legally ordered autopsy

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to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

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continuing one's education into university

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construction company

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

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our company; my company

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fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

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to change; to replace

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to do (a person) good; to bring profit

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White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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conjugal relations; conjugal affection

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left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker

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present post; current office; (an) incumbent

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journalism

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bid; tender; bidding

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what's the matter?

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infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.

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source of worry; source of distress

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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scene of a fire

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

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jurisdiction

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ruling party; government party; party in power; government

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