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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

3

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

3

outsider; someone outside of a group

2

secret; secrecy

2

thin strip of bamboo

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

to curve; to twist; to be rebellious

1

briefcase

1

three parts; three copies

1

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

3

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

2

manuring; fertilization; fertilisation

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

client; requester

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

please

1

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

our country; our land; one's own country

3

government official

2

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

1

no comment

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

4

source (e.g. quotation); authority

1

difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

1

at some point in the past; at some stage

1

booklet; pamphlet

1

Old Testament

2

mankind; humanity

1

to yield to temptation; to succumb

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

to disable; to override

2

to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except

2

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

nine parts; nine percent; almost

2

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

2

collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

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

4

this area; around here

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

lullaby

1

to breathe while sleeping

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

2