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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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small plate; small dish

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

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boneless pork rib; boned pork rib

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

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to graduate from a university

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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map; atlas; chart; plan

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

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meeting again; reunion

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going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

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one year and a half

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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weeping; lamenting

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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dental clinic; dental surgery

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editing; compilation

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production

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service; duty; work

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waiting room

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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dentist

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

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to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

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listings magazine; informational magazine

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fashion magazine

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subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind

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freelance

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writer

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letter of resignation; request for retirement

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Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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freelance writer

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separation; living separately; living apart

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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several months

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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