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writing materials

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clairvoyance

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connection; relation

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psychic power

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy

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historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

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bingo

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ghost

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to stab to death

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donor

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meaningful; suggestive

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ancient battlefield

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depths of the earth

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depopulation

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once upon a time; a long time ago

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contest

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documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work

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to win the prize; to win the ring

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase

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namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

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partial; incomplete; imperfect

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receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

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short-term

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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second string players

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(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

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to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures

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compressor

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good-natured

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to turn on power

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joint; link; knot; tie-together point

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dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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to begin to blow

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magnifying glass; loupe

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to be talented; to be able

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cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

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out-of-body experience

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item; commodity; list of articles

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black Iberian pig

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Yorkshire (Britain)

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to grow old; to age

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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conversely; on the contrary

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to twine around

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spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

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