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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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ho-ho

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bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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every month; each month; monthly

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day (as in holiday); daytime

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

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First Lady

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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right of veto

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oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

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when; at what point

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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to weep one's eyes out

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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hereabouts; around here

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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incident; affair; happening; event

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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which; well; now; c'mon

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frequent; incessant

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renewal; update; innovation; improvement

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

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flavor; flavour

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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early morning; early hours; early in the morning

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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end of consecutive holidays

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absence; disregard; indifference

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comment

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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