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upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

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sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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to take notes

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interviewer

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journalist

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investment; contribution; financing

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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good scolding

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tone

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

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unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible

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among (them); of (them)

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cute

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task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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burden reduction; alleviation of a burden

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absolute secrecy

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

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moment to quit; way to quit

2

meal ticket; meal voucher

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silver; senior citizen; pensioner

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platinum (Pt)

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freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

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staff; member (club, society, etc.)

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nonstop

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thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)

2

reading (books)

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to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

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drowsily; nodding off

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(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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to take the initiative

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advantage

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small scale

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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offensive; aggressive

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first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

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accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

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by (means of); with

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malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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