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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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mass production of inferior goods

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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complete agreement

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drum

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roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain

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mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

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half-roasted; half-baked; rare

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half day

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counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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qualitative

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poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

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standard; norm

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ability; performance; efficiency

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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inquiry; query; enquiry

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housewife

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing

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manager; proprietor

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accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

3

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

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reading with pleasure

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

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any one; any; whichever

1

cops; police

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

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

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

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Miyoshi Juro (1902-1958) (novelist and playwright)

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headache

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good

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a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

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