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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

2

if

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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apologies for the crude food

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

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Chinese (language)

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drama; play; powerful drug

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reflector; reflective plate

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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angle

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

4

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

2

charging (electrically); electrification

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steadily

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commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

5

television shopping

1

home; family; household

2

atonement; expiation

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promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

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during; for the duration of

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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installation

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price; value; cost

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half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

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service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

laundry; the washing

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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convenient; handy; useful

2

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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reconciliation; make peace with

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rival; competition

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discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

3

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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don't worry; no worries; never mind

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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thank you very much

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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

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