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domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

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to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing

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clique; faction

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

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plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

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losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

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one's chance; the right time; target; objective

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

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sad; wretched; deplorable

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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to get one's head around; to think about

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evidence; proof

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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one's future course

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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pitch black

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

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merely for form's sake

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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timing

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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folding fan

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blue; azure; green

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garments; attire

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in the same way as; just like

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