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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

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trade; commerce

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

3

more than usual

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tax

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

4

negotiations; discussions; connection

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pen

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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paper

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

sovereign's seal

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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to fold up; to fold into layers

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sealing wax

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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embassy

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

3

whispering into a person's ear

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

ambassador

2

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

2

amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic

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to boost; to force up; to push up

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plan; intention

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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tee-hee

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

2

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

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(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

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huge body; large build

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exit and entrance

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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or; otherwise

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