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along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

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weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk

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non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

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shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)

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mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball

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Hiyo

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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ashamed

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oolong tea

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chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

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medium beer mug

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old soldier

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desk; copy editor

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to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

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tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

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handsome man; actor in a love scene

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one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

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to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

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to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

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open-mouthed

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within the year; before the year is out

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established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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confidentially; privately; off the record

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to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

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alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

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to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind

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to be charmed by

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seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

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to kill one's enemy (opponent)

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Atoui (Mauritania)

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dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

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one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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flattery; compliment

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to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

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Watanabe

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foreign travel

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(convalescent) rest

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official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

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moat; fosse; canal; ditch

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brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

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pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

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reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan

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Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

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