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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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under investigation

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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oil painting

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limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

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to purchase

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sound; sure; safe; steady; firm

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spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being

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astrology; horoscope

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complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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to knead well; to polish; to refine

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user; customer

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pair of lovers; couple

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shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

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community

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passage; paragraph

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storefront; shopfront

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spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

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shabby; unsightly; unkempt

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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bracken

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limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

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useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut

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location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)

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condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

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short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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long-awaited; much-awaited

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panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

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deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out

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living space

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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realistic; true to life

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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to open a business

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calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

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rest; repose

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retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

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supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right

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video camera; video camcorder

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whenever you want; any time you like

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seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences

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showing of live footage (from a concert, play, etc.) in a movie theater

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fixed camera

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to happen to hear; to overhear

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email; e-mail; electronic mail

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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thumbnail (image)

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to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

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