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playfulness

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

to be softened; to calm down

1

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

8

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

negotiation

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

overestimation; overvaluing

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

glancing (look)

1

hmm; I see; hrm

2

to increase; to grow

1

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

2

compared with

1

discretion; discretionary power

1

frankly speaking

1

unofficial report; confidential report

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

2

status

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

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

1

school pecking order

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

absolute

1

elite

2

title; name; degree

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

in great numbers

1

only; nothing but

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

1

(period of) one year

2

management; administration; operation

2

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

success; hit

2

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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