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distant look; faraway look

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once more; again

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No, thank you

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or; either ... or ...

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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random; random sampling

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

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something or other; somehow

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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excuse; explanation

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

5

what do you want?; can I help you?

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

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twice

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secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting

4

languid; listless

3

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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reskilling; improving one's skills

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week

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effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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extremely dangerous; full of peril

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

5

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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database

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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piddling; paltry

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even now; still; as yet

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the other day; a few days ago

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even though; despite; when

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overtime (work)

2

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

2

stress reduction

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room

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