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blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket

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snowballing (phenomenon, effect)

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freshness assured through this date

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worship by the emperor at a shrine

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shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)

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to hold the purse strings

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and; AND (Boolean operator)

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quarrelsome; easy to anger

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free economy

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no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)

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early failure

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labor union; labour union; trade union

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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to be blinded by greed

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computer game; video game

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to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)

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to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person

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emulate

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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dollar bill

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for connoisseurs; preferred by experts

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limited-time sale

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to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)

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to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up

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clay

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kabuki; Japanese classical drama

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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transfer system

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exceptional item; extraordinary product

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sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep

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clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work

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rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)

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branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

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plop; plonk; plunk; flop

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modern science

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excessively

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best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

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a laughingstock; a standing joke

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to come to an end; to rest

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to mellow; to become softened by maturity

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firm opposition

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below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves

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mid-to-long term; medium and long term

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Mekhi

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don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

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to rebury; to refill; to backfill

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low wages

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to do a silly thing

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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