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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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diversity; variety

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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very deeply

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to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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in proportion to; according to; depending on

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

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to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

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massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

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listening device; bug; wiretap

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service area

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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interception (email); wiretap; bug

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the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

2

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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program review; budget screening; review and prioritization of government programs

2

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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you

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the future; future prospects

2

small talk; chat; gossip

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mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode

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

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to talk together

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bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

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to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

2

smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

human interest; kindness

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to happen to be present

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

to recall; to remember; to recollect

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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

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