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notice; attention; observation

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street; quarter; district; area

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

without exaggeration; truthful; factual

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

2

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

5

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

reason; cause; circumstances

3

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

2

front line; forefront

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

3

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

rarely; seldom

2

humble position

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

2

and yet; despite (all) that

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

2

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

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to be able to manage somehow or another

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

3

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

to find fault with

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military affairs

3

draft budget

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

2

cut; reduction; curtailment

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

to eliminate waste

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

funds; capital

1

assistance; aid; support

1

limit; bound

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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