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usual state of things

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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need; want; necessity; expenses; cost

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interior design; interior; upholstery

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purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

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to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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to employ; to engage

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that sort of; like that

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form; shape; figure

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store; shop; restaurant

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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depression; recession; slump

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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buying; purchasing

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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another shop, store, or firm

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management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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retirement

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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whether or not

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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age; years

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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residential area

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to become complicated

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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opposite side; other side; other party

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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gossip

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rucksack; sack

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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