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impact of publicity or propaganda

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

week before last

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part-time employer; place where one works part-time

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special feature article

4

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

actress; female actor

1

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

3

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

5

practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name

1

role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

1

trainee

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

4

benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

1

family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

1

human pillar; human sacrifice

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fourth day of the month; four days

2

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

3

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

to sniff; to smell

3

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

4

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

3

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

3

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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Déjà Vu

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

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downcast look

2

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

firmly; solidly; heartily

1

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

borrowing; debt; loan

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

lake

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few in number

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little finger; pinky; little toe

1

pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

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