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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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supplementary explanation

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number; amount

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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to shave off; to scrape off

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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to get angry

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to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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right side; right-hand side

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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professional

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they (females); them

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conference room; council room

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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counter for chairs or seats

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(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day

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antique

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to fold up; to fold into layers

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rule

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starting point; starting line

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clockwise rotation; CW

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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before now; hitherto

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to estimate

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100; hundred

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fifty; 50

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unsigned; unregistered

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to select; to pick out

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to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

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desert

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(finger) ring

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neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

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ten times

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to twitch

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identity verification

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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clerk; office worker; office staff

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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site; point on a map; spot

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