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subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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forum

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careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to clap

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customization; customisation

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black ground; black cloth

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

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sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

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first step

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to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

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artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

3

chimney

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lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

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to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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guardian

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to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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pathetic scene

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self-justification; excuse

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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fateful; predestined

4

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

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affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber

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standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)

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being off guard; being defenseless

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to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse

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full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

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spider's thread; spider silk

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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creation of heaven and earth

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ballet skirt; tutu

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speaker

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effector

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words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word

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natural talents

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weightlessness; zero gravity

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planetary system; star system

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sugar coating

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opposing role; partner

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pas de deux

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lift; rift

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