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Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

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thought to be; seen as

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to crawl out of; to creep out of

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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bank; weir; embankment; levee

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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to turn on power

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global positioning system; GPS

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to use and then throw away

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(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

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to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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intellectual

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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client; requester

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agent; agent; secret agent; spy

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

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eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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odds and ends; all; every

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this kind of

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calculating

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one person; another name; nickname; alias

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within; inside of; less than

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one's person

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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open; public; official; overt

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Japanese government

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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family register; census

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monster cat; cat with magical powers

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to happen to pass by

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Far East

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island country

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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underworld; underside of society

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myth; mythology

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legendary; folkloric; traditional

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political strength

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being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through

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careless mistake

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

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