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to lay the foundation (for)

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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(hen's) egg

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dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

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sportsman

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teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

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melancholy; gloom; depression

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to be strangled; to be constricted

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brisk; lively; energetic

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to spurt toward; to put on a spurt

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to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

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cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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almost; nearly; close to

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shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

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behind one's back

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superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

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compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

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losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

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originator; founder

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driving school

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study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)

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fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

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leftovers (esp. food); remnants

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sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

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worldly-wise man

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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birth control

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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benefactor; patron

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view; outlook; prospect

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to become keen on; to get passionate about

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on the way back; when about to go back

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four legs; four-legged; quadruped

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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power

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colorful; colourful

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origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

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to fold inside

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baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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ten-thousand yen note

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expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow

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calculator (electronic); pocket calculator

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pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin

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reserve funds

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supply and demand

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