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Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival

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great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

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comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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joint struggle; common (united) front

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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wartime

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sworn friend

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both wings

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newspaper

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prickling; stinging; tingling

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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normal duties; (one's) regular work

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preparation; provision; guarding

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document; official papers

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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grinning; smirking

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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personal pupil

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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mole; lentigo; beauty spot

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command; direction

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

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number of persons; personnel

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headache inducing; vexing

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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steadily

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enactment; establishment; creation

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affirmative

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unrelated; unconnected

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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