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(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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starting time

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producer (film, TV, etc.)

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shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

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to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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two rows; double file

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(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)

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to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

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cone

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pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

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Central America

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national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

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inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

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Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

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selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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birthday party; birthday meet-up

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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carrying out a trip (according to plans)

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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cost; expense

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secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

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supply; provision; service; supply

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bounty hunter; bounty hunting

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new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)

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uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

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original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

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absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

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commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

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futures; futures contract

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avant-garde

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miracle

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vocal solo

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unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

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paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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fourteen; 14

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party in full swing; party at its peak

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special seat; box seat

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pork

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salami

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deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs

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swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

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