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economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty

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front (in battle)

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suicide by the sword

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

2

to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another

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employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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to wipe off; to wipe up

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to cut off the retreat

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battalion; large force

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to put one's hand on; to touch

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to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

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point-scoring; scoring Brownie points

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another; different; something else

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earlobe

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luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

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set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

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white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)

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group member

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readiness to die; (in the) face of death

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mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair

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humiliating

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even more than

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to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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licensed chef; qualified cook

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killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)

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eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

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to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

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roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

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appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

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bad-tempered

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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forgetting; lapse of memory

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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corners of the mouth

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oozing; damp; sodden

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distracted walking

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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preparations for returning (home)

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seventeen; 17

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the whole world

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to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

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