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Cline; Klijn; Kline

5

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

dust

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(in) one's absence

2

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

3

(typically) Japanese

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

while being out of the office or away from home

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

3

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

several months

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

extra-large; king-size

1

several days later

1

date; dating

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval

1

question; query

1

succession; successor

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

3

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

secondary

11

lock

3

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

2

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

way; method; means

3

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

2

to expel; to drive out

3

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

1

even

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

sensitive

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

5

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

extreme; radical

3

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

during; for the duration of

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