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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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play; drama

3

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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pamphlet; brochure; leaflet

3

All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd

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script; screenplay; scenario

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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

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denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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drama; theatre; theater; play

4

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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emerald green

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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promotional photo (models, singers, etc.)

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human trafficking; slave trade

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

3

what day; how many days

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

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self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession

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age limit; age limits

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turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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to lay aside; to set aside

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fashionable thing; popular thing; craze

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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goods; merchandise; commercial items

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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circulation; dissemination

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disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

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to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

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subject; theme

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powerful person; influential person

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

poker face

2

program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous

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tour around the country; travelling to various provinces

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grave; serious; alarming

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direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

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