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source of information; intelligence source; message source

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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losing weight; slimming; lean person

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birthday

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blood type; blood group

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unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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dress; clothes; drapery

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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points of similarity

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change

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unused

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compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

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spell; charm; incantation; magic word

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

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to fiddle with; to monkey around with

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fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

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economic crisis; financial crisis

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to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

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smartphone; smart phone

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personal digital assistant; PDA

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(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)

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stop; stoppage; end

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in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

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pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

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throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

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refining process

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funds; capital

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not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

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military affairs

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information transfer; information transmission

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accuracy

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possibility; potential; expandability

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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chain of command

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arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line

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executives; top management; governing body

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spy

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banknote; bill; note; paper money

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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looks

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to be needed; to be wanted

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to wipe off; to wipe up

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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blister

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