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Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA

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dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning

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Earth; the globe

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capitalist; financier

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modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

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earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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inheritance dispute; succession dispute

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

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personal; individual; private

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saliva (in one's mouth)

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expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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to be greedy; to covet

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to stop talking; to be silent

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to get someone to say; to make someone say

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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amateur

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast

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shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

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tacit; unspoken; implicit

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ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier

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extraterritoriality

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distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them

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thirteen; 13; king

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four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds

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waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

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to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

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court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute

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unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

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quarter-length game consisting of east round only

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south-east

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at end condition

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judgment; judgement; discernment

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come-from-behind horse

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spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser

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handling; manipulation

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

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watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

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charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate

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