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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl

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limit; bounds

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amplitude; (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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letter of resignation

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

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retirement; resignation

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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rapid development; rapid unfolding

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

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strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

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to bear fruit

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bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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wife

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare

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business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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mysterious person

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secret society

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(verbal) tit for tat

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)

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Formula One (form of motor racing); F1

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

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unfairness; injustice; partiality

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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vision of the future

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

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to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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oil magnate; oil baron

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to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time

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