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relative by marriage; affinity

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

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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government office; public office

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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selection; choice; option

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central government office; head office; this office

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exile; banishment

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promotion; advancement

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salary raise

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keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

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

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell

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even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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to drop one's shoulders

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liquor tax; tax on alcohol

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collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

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lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

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surface of a wall

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notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

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to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

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going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

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section staff

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

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hey; yo; hi

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bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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be; is

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personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

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Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era

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irresponsibility

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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official announcement; proclamation

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definite; sure

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to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter

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