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bureau director; office chief

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version

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just because; even if; even though

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full

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sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

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to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

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to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

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person working in the television industry

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being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

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Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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even more; still more; further

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continuation; sequel

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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another company; other company

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library; book collection; paperback book

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symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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fantasia

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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Rolls-Royce

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urban legend

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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axe; ax; hatchet

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to despise; to scorn; to look down on

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street gossips and idle rumors

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shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information

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to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

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theory of games

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quotation; citation; reference

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prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma

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rational; reasonable; logical

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pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

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four

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pig; pork

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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switch

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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