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to give the stamp of approval

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to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

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Teruko

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

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east player; dealer

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

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to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

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can never be able to

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to assist; to help out

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all means

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

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presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

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world peace; peace of the world

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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should do; ought to do

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incompetent

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cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

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to be too late; to be too slow

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

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massing (of troops); gathering

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Isomura Hisanori (1929.8-)

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professional

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature

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ideal

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cast (of a play)

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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Isomura

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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mother; mom; mum; mama

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flint; firestone

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alternating; taking turns

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a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

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present continuous tense; present progressive form

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Western-style house

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establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

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