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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

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lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

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table

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taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

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competition; contest

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exhibit; display

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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wait a sec; hold up

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opposite direction

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

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to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back

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returned goods; returning purchased goods

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

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wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source

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old man; old geezer

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dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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to drop one's shoulders

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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index; indices; indicator

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to make a mistake

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

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suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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warmth

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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in all

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

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(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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to discuss; to talk together

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

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