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Itochu Corporation

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second

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Waseda University

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department (faculty) of literature

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Kwansei Gakuin University; Kansai Gakuin University

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brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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library; book collection; paperback book

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monthly publication; monthly issue

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first appearance

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comfortable; pleasant

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

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now is the time

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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bright; cheerful

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connection; link; relationship

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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tradition; legend; folklore

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to jump up and down; to hop

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cold wave

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all right; very well; okay; I got it

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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new wife

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apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

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hey; yo; hi

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waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)

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aim

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lucky day; auspicious day

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

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private high school

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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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the second time

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

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