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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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Japan

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

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should do; ought to do

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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detailed; minute

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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to be needed; to be wanted

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but; however; although

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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to share

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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prison; jail; gaol

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rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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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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prisoner

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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arts and sciences; liberal arts

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encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

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doctor; physician

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doctor's rounds (in hospital)

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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at that time; in those days

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

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opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

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was; were

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counter for people

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the wise and the foolish

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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