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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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real estate world; property market

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

retirement

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

months and years

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

even now; still; as yet

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

he; she; that guy

3

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

you; dear; honey

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

to do

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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(together) with; -wide; including

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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enemy

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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to apologize; to apologise

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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senility; dotage; decrepitude

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old man; old geezer

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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