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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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history book

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hunt-and-peck (typing method)

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perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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detailed report; full report; details; particulars

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house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly

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had better ...; had better not ...

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embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)

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

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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dinner; evening meal

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preparation; arrangements

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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dead of night; midnight

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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afternoon; p.m.

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seven o'clock

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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being on duty; being on watch; person on duty

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circuit; line

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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the whole line; all lines; the whole ship

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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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end; close

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

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circumstantial evidence

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time-stamp; time-stamping machine

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end of transmission (radio, television, telephony, etc.); closure of transmission

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all; every

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a few hours

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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suggestion; hint; implication

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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nothing but; none other than

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not a little; not a few; considerable

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

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food

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