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protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

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series

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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after the end (of something); post-

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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gun; rifle; small arms

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

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

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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both; (not) either

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this person

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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hostage

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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background music; BGM

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exorcism

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composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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music

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first appearance

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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engineering firm; contractor

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encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

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harbour; harbor; port

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sawmill; lumbermill

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prefectural road

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ball won in a game of pachinko

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

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overpayment; paying too much

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

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grand opening

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle

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mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

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store; shop; restaurant

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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