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to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

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worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

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in a bad temper; cranky; crabby

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harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

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alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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saliva; spit; sputum

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charm; amulet

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mountain castle

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region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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wholesale; wholesaling

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company; corporation; workplace

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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attaché case

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sunglasses

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one by one; in detail; minutely

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to consign to oblivion

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export and import

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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sales company; distributor

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to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

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to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

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final form

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)

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shop; small store; business; firm

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emperor

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surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

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stock; inventory

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spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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forte; strong point

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to fit; to suit

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outside the country; abroad

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up

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to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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dollar bill

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