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that's so, isn't it

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foreign country

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finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self

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travel; trip; journey

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inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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sleepover; overnight stay

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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reporter; journalist

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new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

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battery; battery; pitcher and catcher

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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Naohiro

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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impossible

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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commercial value; commodity value; marketability

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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to be

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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indicates question

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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however; but

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indemnities; reparations

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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was

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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already; too late

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creditor

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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total; full amount; sum

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arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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this time; now

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failure; mistake; blunder

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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from now on; hereafter

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everyone

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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