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one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles

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winning hand

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being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)

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Samuel Ullman

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fare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine

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full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)

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confirmation bias; confirmatory bias

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spare tire (tyre)

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trendy drama; genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues

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temper; distemper

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Yumemi

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piecework that can be done at home; outwork

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automobile inspection certificate; vehicle inspection sticker

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public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road

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loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)

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trendy

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tiles in a player's hand

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to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

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Kanamori

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baby clothes

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family car

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passing; overtaking

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guiding precepts of a company; company credo; corporate philosophy

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lane change; changing lanes

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sequel; later development

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scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage

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perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)

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playing the victim; playing the victim card

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make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...

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counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

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role of a company president

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unisex

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stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump

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Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo

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suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)

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moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace

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high fashion brand; designer brand

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human drama

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accommodation charge; lodging charges; lodging fees

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having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

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to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible

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being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey

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more than friends, less than lovers

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shocking pink

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president and chief executive officer

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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mid-to-long term; medium and long term

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to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

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