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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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taxation

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public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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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 win; to gain victory

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perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

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measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

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minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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Shiramine

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to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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this much; this amount

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waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game

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to complain; to make a complaint

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to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

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to tame (an animal); to domesticate

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literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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rarely; seldom

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encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

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innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

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wish; desire; ambition; choice

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goodness; good

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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poetic

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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abstract

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exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

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pure literature; belles-lettres

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patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

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Murakami

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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supreme; sublime; highest

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entertainment

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uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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that is to say; so that means

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to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

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