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to be helpful; to be useful

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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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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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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trainee

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to turn towards; to point

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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recent photograph or photography

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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who; what kind of person

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Ozu

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Toshio

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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divine; imperial

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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women's college

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department (faculty) of literature

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English(-language) literature; British literature

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department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

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associate professor

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all; everyone; everybody

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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reader

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

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pose; pause

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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push-up (exercise); press-up

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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