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thank you; thanks a lot

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to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

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mourning dress

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dressed in a kimono

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ceremony

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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annexation; merger; swallowing up

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to declare; to plead

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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to close one's business

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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to hell with; be damned

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person who has rendered distinguished service

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offender; criminal; culprit

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to slay; to kill

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

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survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin

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troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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in the future; another day; later

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

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law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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to be conceited

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to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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to help each other; to cooperate

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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coexistence

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how many months?; how long?

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friendship

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to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

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worries; cares; troubles

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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never; not at all

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feeble complaint; whine

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somehow or other

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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