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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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confidential matters

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)

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collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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measure; step; action

4

that is to say; so that means

4

body; frame

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

5

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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to need; to call for; to require

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

rest; relief; relaxation

3

Mell; Mel; Meru

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tooth

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

1

cough; ahem

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clearing one's throat; cough

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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from now on; hereafter

3

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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precedent

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hmm; I see; hrm

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clattering; rattling

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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thick slice

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bacon

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sandwich

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plate; dish (of food)

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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retirement

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military discharge

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