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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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we

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to lose a seat (in an election)

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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parliamentary seat

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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we

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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rock

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doctor's office; medical office; sickbay

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measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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since some time ago; for quite a while; already

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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one year; some time ago

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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to be able to conceal

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memory-making; making memories

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granddaughter

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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the same age

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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this world; this life; world of the living

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to be born; to come into this world

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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sly old dog; old fox

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rather than

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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ambulance

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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vitality; (one's) life force

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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immediate reply

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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