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at any rate; anyhow

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to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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being seen here and there; appearing in various places

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notice; attention; observation

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

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temporary

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three times

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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dream; vision; reverie

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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continuation; sequel

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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fabrication; pipe dream

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to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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matter to be checked or investigated

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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summer vacation; summer holiday

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research project (e.g. at school); independent research

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conclusion

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speculation; thinking; meditation

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more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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omitting the rest

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prefectural; managed by a prefectural government

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incense

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water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

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one year; some time ago

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not so

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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

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continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

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should time and circumstances permit

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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good and evil

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

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doing whatever one pleases

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motive; incentive; motif

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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composition

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simplification

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only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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