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government affairs

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to form a line; to queue up; to line up

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famous; notorious; noted

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

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to pamper; to spoil

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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putting off; postponing

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close to the ear

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return; welcome home

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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to kill time

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

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lifestyle; way of living

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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to have a meal; to take a meal

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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actress; female actor

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acting; performance

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manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good

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to show in; to usher in

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to thank

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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(linguistic) competence; language capability

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still; even now; to this day

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mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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half a year; six months

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invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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to disappear; to vanish

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

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