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(artistic) accomplishments

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

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Japanese-made

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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diverse; varied

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

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land east of China; Japan

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abbreviation

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home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior

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wealthy family

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talk; conversation; dialogue

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record; transcript

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news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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extreme; extremity

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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unnecessary; needless

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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Buddhist terminology; word related to Buddhism

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and then; after that

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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written application

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

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retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

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Ministry of Construction

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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general contractor; main contractor; major construction company

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treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

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entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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government worker; public servant; civil servant

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municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

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private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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meaning of a word

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

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construction; establishment

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committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

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minutes; proceedings

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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