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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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kanji; Chinese character

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writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

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to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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was; were

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punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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tomorrow; near future

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3000; three thousand; many

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dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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such; like that; that sort of

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

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excuse; explanation

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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little by little; bit by bit

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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lip; lips

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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at once; immediately; right now

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(one) letter; (one) character

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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