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indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher

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Hussey

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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sale of goods (as opposed to services)

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Kawamachi

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near; nearby; not far off

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acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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informal; unofficial

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certain company; unnamed company

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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pangs of conscience

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distant look; faraway look

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diss; dissing; disrespect

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campus life; student life; life as a university student

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regular (periodic) examination

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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view; outlook; prospect

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

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student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

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appointment; assignment; promotion

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associate editor; deputy editor

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heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

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to pay the bill; to settle an account

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to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

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sense of smell; olfaction

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flourish of trumpets; fanfare

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certain place

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high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

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office

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president's office; director's office

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messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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alternative means (alternate); alternative method

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to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

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conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

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to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

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document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

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to exchange; to interchange

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money

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amount of money; sum

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

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royalty (payment)

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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